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th ei fp .c a Th e IF P -H al to n H ill s | T hu rs da y, O ct ob er 18 ,2 01 8 | 18 self and putting it online, that's another." Regarding the online safe- ty of students accessing G Suite, HDSB Superintendent of Education Gord Truffen cites the Technology & You portion of the board website, which includes tools for on- line safety used in Halton classrooms. "Digital citizenship is something we promote with- in our schools and teachers do that as well with stu- dents," he said. But when it comes to be- ing transparent to parents about the specific ins and outs of G Suite, Truffen says that responsibility falls on individual teachers. "I think we would rely on teachers to communicate that to par- ents," he said. However, in a follow up email Oct. 15, the board's Manager of Com- munication Services Marnie Denton said, "All parents in the Halton District School Board receive a 'Statement of Personal Information' that clearly indicates the use of G Suite in our schools and therefore teachers are not re- sponsible for communicat- ing the use of these apps to parents. "We prefer teachers use the G Suite application over third-party applications," she added. And while Google pro- vides a comprehensive tem- plate for schools to print out and distribute to parents re- garding their child's use of G Suite, the Burlington dad says he has never seen one. G Suite offers students a number of core services, which include Gmail, Calen- dar, Contacts, Classroom, Drive, Docs, Forms, Groups, Sheets, Sites, Slides, Talk/ Hangouts, Vault and Chrome Sync. According to the G Suite school consent form, "user personal information col- lected in the core services is used only to provide the core services." This is not, however, the case with any of the addi- tional services available through the suite, includ- ing but not limited to Goo- gle Maps, Blogger, Info- EDUCATION See - page 19 HDSB SAYS PARENTS NOTIFIED VIA STATEMENT OF PERSONAL INFORMATION THE QUESTION: DO YOU KNOW HOW YOUR CHILD IS USING THEIR HDSB GOOGLE ACCOUNT? THE CONCLUSION: USE OF THIRD-PARTY APP BY YOUTH COULD LEAVE STUDENTS VULNERABLE, SAYS CYBER LAWYERContinued from page 1 ABE VERGHIS "Advocating for a Stronger Georgetown"Just ask! coupon TIRES! All Sizes All Brands We are Diesel Vehicle specialists! Fleet Maintenance/Programs available all auto & truck service Boost your starting power with DeKa Batteries! Car & Truck, ATV, RV, Motorcycles, Snowmobiles & More! Best Pricing on all Products 20 Armstrong Avenue, Georgetown We have Anco All Season Wiper Blades! only $7.49/ea installed. Car & Truck, A Silver 2018 Halton Hills Vehicles + TAX Most Vehicles $3995 only • Oil Change • Antifreeze Check • Lubrication • 52 point inspection • Battery & Wiper Blade Check • FREE FLUID TOP UPS FAll Special!* * Up to 6 Ltr. Limited time offer • Upgrade to synthetic for $15 extra. Certified Mechanics on Duty 905-877-1237 All Sizes All Brands , RV, Motorcycles, Thank You for your trust & continued support! ✃ ✃