Oklahoma House Bill 3958 went into effect July 1, 2024, and requires school personnel engaging in electronic or digital communication with an individual student to include the student’s parent or guardian in the electronic or digital communication, unless the communication is on a school-approved platform and related to school and academics. 

In accordance with this law, the Broken Arrow Public Schools Board of Education approved Policy 5285, and the current list of district-approved digital platforms which employees may use to communicate with students is limited to the following:

1. Canvas Learning Management System

2. Clever Portal

3. Band

4. SportsYou

5. Apptegy

6. Talking Points

7. District Email

8. Board-approved Virtual Curriculum

9. Official District Social Media Platforms (This does NOT include individual employee’s personal or professional social media accounts. The only approved social platforms are those official accounts for school sites and student groups, and those accounts MUST be managed by more than one school employee.)

The above platforms have been approved based on the following criteria:

1. Auditable, meaning all communication is retained and district officials can monitor or review information at any time.

2. Allowable within the district network and firewalls and does not create security issues.

3. Compatible with other district applications.

4. No additional cost to the district.