In Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS), we value the rich learning and communication environment that technology brings to our students, classrooms, and family lives.  We believe that our students must be taught to make good choices as they interact in these places for learning and for fun.  We believe that with parents and families as our partners, we can help our students to gain skills and understanding that will enable them to be responsible, vigilant, and safe in these digital environments.

Loudoun County Public Schools has adopted the following beliefs and practices by collaborating with local, state, and federal organizations in our efforts to secure and protect the privacy of our students.

What is LCPS' approach to teaching copyright?

We are committed to preparing our students to respect the intellectual property of others and to value their own work as creators. Our students are taught about the laws of copyright and how to safely use content and attribute it when necessary.

What can be done? Students, parents, teachers

1. Know the symbols:

   • Copyright 

   • Creative Commons 

   • Public Domain

2. Request permission

3. Acknowledge the author or content creator

4. Buy it (if necessary)

5. Use it responsibly

Elementary School
Common Sense on Respecting Creative Works

Middle School
Respecting Creative Works

High School
Plagiarism and Piracy

Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) developed student data governance guidelines to ensure the accuracy, accessibility, consistency, and protection of students’ information. Data governance is a priority for LCPS.

We believe:

• Student data should be used to further and support student learning and success.

• Student data are most powerful when used for continuous improvement and personalizing student learning.

• Student data should be used as a tool for informing, engaging, and empowering students, families, teachers, and school system leaders.

• Students, families, and educators should have timely access to information collected about the student.

• Student data should be used to inform and not replace the professional judgment of educators.

• Students’ personal information should only be shared, under terms or agreement, with service providers for legitimate educational purposes; otherwise the consent to share must be given by a parent, guardian, or a student, if that student is over 18.

• Educational institutions, and their contracted service providers with access to student data, including researchers, should have clear, publicly available rules and guidelines for how they collect, use, safeguard, and destroy those data.

• Educators and their contracted service providers should only have access to the minimum student data required to support student success.

• Everyone who has access to students’ personal information should be trained and know how to effectively and ethically use, protect, and secure it.

We also hold ourselves and our vendors to rigorous standards of data privacy and security.

Virginia School Data Privacy Agreement
LCPS Information Security Regulation 3065

Loudoun County Public Schools has been awarded the prestigious national Trusted Learning Environment (TLE) Seal by the CoSN (Consortium for School Networking).

What can students do?

• Think about all that you know about digital citizenship

• Practice what you’ve learned when you are online

• Tell an adult if you feel unsafe or uncomfortable

• Remind your friends to be safe and secure online