The Internet and World Wide Web have brought a world full of information, commerce and entertainment to people around the world.  Information that is posted on the Internet can be instantly available on a worldwide basis.  Unfortunately, this ease of accessibility has come at a price as some people have also used the Internet for nefarious purposes.  Here at St. Antoninus we have rebuilt our web site and have plans for continual enhancements of the content.  We want to take advantage of the benefits that the Internet can bring to us, and at the same time take every precaution to safeguard our parishioners, especially our children.  In the interest of making our web site fun and meaningful, we envision that our web site may include photos of class activities or all-school activities.  We will not be publishing individual student photos in a yearbook-style format. 

We have developed the following guidelines for how St. Antoninus School will operate its portion of the St Antoninus web site, taking into consideration parental consent, Archdiocesan policy, the policies of HCCA (our web site provider), and common-sense practices for child protection.

•  We will only publish content that is consistent with the mission of St. Antoninus School and the Catholic community that it represents.

•  We will not solicit or publish personal information about school children through our web site.  This would include children’s home addresses, phone numbers, e-mail addresses, hobbies and interests.

•  We will not publish children’s full names on our web site.  If there is a need to identify a child, it will be with first name and last initial only.  For example, we may have an area on our web site where we would publish pictures of art projects done by our students and would identify the artist in the form “John D.”

•  We will not publish any copyrighted pictures or photographs without the necessary permission.  An example of a copyrighted photo would be a portrait from a professional photo studio. 

 We understand and share your concern for the privacy of our school children.  That is why we will require your consent before recognizable images of your children will be published on the St. Antoninus web site.