SB 181 Notice

All (non-emergency) legislation passed during the 2025 Regular legislative session, including SB 181, will go into effect on June 27. Local school boards must adopt/approve their local policies each year by the statutory deadline of Aug. 15. (KRS 160.340).

According to KRS 160.145, a traceable communication system is one (1) or more electronic school notification and communication programs or applications that: A) Are designated by a local board of education B) Trace all communications sent to or by a student; and C) Provide parents an opportunity to access and review those communications.

The FIS Board of Education has approved the following programs/platforms for electronic communication between district employees/volunteers and students:

• Parent Square
• Infinite Campus (Student Information System)
• Google Workspace for Education (includes Gmail and Google Classroom) for the frankfort.kyschools.us & stu.frankfort.kyschools.us domains ONLY
• Canvas LMS via Gradient Learning

We encourage the use of the approved traceable communications platforms in our district. However, there is a waiver available for teachers, other school employees, coaches, sponsors, and school volunteers to utilize.

No, parents and guardians may not be required to complete the waiver.

No. Each student must have an individual waiver for each adult who is communicating with them outside of the board-approved platforms.

The waiver can be downloaded here

All waivers will be kept in the front office of the student’s school.

Yes, a waiver can be revoked by the parent/guardian at any time through written communication to their student’s school. A parent/guardian can do this by emailing the principal of the student’s school.

KRS 160.145 clearly defines a family member as a parent/guardian, brother, sister, son, daughter, aunt, uncle, or grandparent.

No. This law is only applicable to student-to-adult communication.