The Bullitt County Board of Education on July 28 approved the district's set of approved "traceable communication systems" to comply with Senate Bill 181, which the presenter said requires local boards to designate the exclusive electronic platforms employees and volunteers may use to communicate with students.

What the board approved
- Approved platforms named by staff included Infinite Campus, Google Suite (Gmail, Google Classroom, Google Docs), approved instructional platforms such as Edgenuity and Seesaw, GoGuardian, the district's BCPS app/Rooms/Thrillshare and other board-approved instructional software. The presenter said district vendors such as Apogee are part of the implementation work and that the list reflects tools already in use.

Waivers and parent notification
- Staff explained a parent-initiated waiver process for limited, narrowly defined personal communications (for example, a coach who needs a short-term line of direct contact while on an overnight trip). The waiver must be initiated by the parent, names the staff member and the specific child, specifies the platform and contains an expiration date; it requires approval by the staff member, the principal and the district communications office. Staff said a waiver can cover only one child and one staff member per form.
- The district will notify families about approved traceable systems within the first 10 days of school, as required by KDE guidance.

Discussion and concerns
- Board members asked whether stepchildren are covered; staff said KDE guidance interprets the statute to include stepchildren as children for the purposes of the law.
- Staff acknowledged there may be implementation "hiccups" and said the district will provide training and support for coaches and teachers to migrate to the approved platforms.

Action: the board voted 5-0 to approve the district's list of traceable communications systems and the waiver workflow for limited exceptions.

Quotation
"The law says we have to notify parents what those systems are within the first 10 days of school," a district presenter said during the discussion.

Sources and provenance: presentation and discussion during the July 28 board meeting; staff referenced KDE guidance and KSBA policy updates.