Electronic media form

The Harvard Debate Council Summer Workshops (hereinafter, the Workshops) use video and audio recordings of students’ speeches for use in instruction. Many of these recordings are made available exclusively to parents of the individual students through password-protected accounts. In addition, photographs of students involved in Workshop activities are posted to certain social media to which all the students and their parents have access.

The instructional program at the Workshops frequently requires email communication between instructors and students for purposes such as distributing schedules, sharing research assignments, and providing feedback. Most of these communications will be shared with large groups of students, but in the case of feedback on individual performances, email communication may be private. All communications between our staff and the students will be limited to curricular matters.

We hereby consent to the recordings and email communications described above.

Electronic Media Policy

I represent that I am a minor, not yet 18 years of age, and that I give this release subject to ratification by my parent or guardian.

I am the parent/guardian of the person signing the foregoing release and I hereby ratify it and release all claims whatsoever which either I or the minor may have with respect to the matters covered by this policy.