Technology

YouTube Parental Consent Info

April 4, 2025                                                                      

Dear Holliston High Families,

At HPS, students use Google Workspace for Education with accounts that end in @students.holliston.k12.ma.us. These accounts allow students to use Google Docs, Gmail Drive, etc,  which are core services and covered by the Google Workspace for Education Privacy agreement.  Google requires permission from parents or guardians to enable access for students under 18 years old to "Additional Services" not covered by the Google Workspace privacy policies. Please click here for more details about Google's terms of services. 

We are planning to disable all additional Google services to maintain privacy protection for your student at Holliston High School except YouTube as long as we have your consent.  We have decided to ask for consent for YouTube due to its integration with 3rd party apps such as Delta Math and impact on opportunities for extended learning for your students.  We feel the potential impacts on student learning would outweigh the risks associated with students logging into YouTube with their Holliston accounts.  Please note that we are still able to monitor and configure YouTube appropriately with our robust content filtering solution. 

Please indicate consent for your student to login to YouTube for the remainder of this school year by April 17, 2025.   Keep in mind that students can still view YouTube videos embedded by the teacher in Google Slides, Google Classroom and Canva even if consent is not granted.  And logging into YouTube will not be required for any assignment or assessment.  

If the consent is not completed on the PowerSchool Parent portal  by April 17, 2025, permission to login to YouTube will not be given to students if they are under 18 years of age.  Also, consent will be requested again on the Annual Student Verification Form released in mid-August 2025 for the 25-26 school year per Google’s requirements.

Please contact Dan MacLeod (Director of Technology & Digital Learning) with any questions.

HHS Students Using Chromebooks Outside

Holliston High School feels strongly that preparation for the 21st Century requires a strong use of computer technology in education and productivity. Today's students must have a solid background in how to use technology creatively, collaboratively, and constructively in order to be successful in most future academic and career programs.

 

Consent Directions for PowerSchool

Providing Parental/Guardian Consent in PowerSchool

 

  1. Select “Student Devices” near the bottom of the left Navigation Pane

 

 

  1. Select the “YouTube Parental Consent” agreement under “Usage Policy”.

 


 

  1. View the Policy (YouTube Parental Consent agreement)  and provide consent by selecting the checkbox “Agree to Policy” on the popup screen.