Media Information

New Media Release Opt Out Form VBCPS is always looking to share student accomplishments with the public – including on television, in newspaper articles and on social media channels. In the past, in order for a student to be featured, parents/ legal guardians would have to sign a media release form allowing their child’s image to be recorded, photographed or shown online. Parents/legal guardians would also have to sign another form that allowed a child’s original work, such as essays, artwork or musical compositions to be displayed publically. Now, the process has been simplified. Beginning this school year, VBCPS has a new “opt out” media release procedure. The new, streamlined form allows parents/legal guardians to select how their child is featured. This includes: • Featuring a child in the news, in school publications or on school social media sites • Featuring a child in the school yearbook • Featuring/displaying a child’s work publicly/on division channels • Giving contact information to recruiters for college, career opportunities or the military If parents/guardians do not want their child to be featured in any or all of these ways, they need to complete the form, and return the signed copy to the school. All students who do not have a returned form on file will be considered free to feature or have information released. The new opt-out forms will be distributed to students at the beginning of the school year.