Berkeley County Schools is committed to transparency and welcomes members of the media into our schools and campuses. To ensure the privacy of our students and employees, members of the media must first receive approval from the Office of Communications before arriving on school grounds. Requests may be made by telephone or email to the Director of Communications. The media must supply the following information:
School Board policy (KM) requires all visitors report to the school office when arriving on a school campus. All visitors, including the media, must sign in at the front office and obtain a visitor’s badge. Press identification, with photo, is required to receive a visitor badge. For the safety of all students and staff, we ask you help us uphold our policy. Notification to the Office of Communications and checking into the school office is required any time the media is on the grounds of a school or campus regardless of intent to enter the building.
At the discretion of the Director of Communications, and in cooperation with school/District administrators, media access will be granted and/or interviews will be arranged. Interviews will not be conducted during school hours or on school property without the approval and presence of a school/District administrator or designee.
Before any minor is photographed, video recorded or interviewed by the media, parental notification must be made, and the student enrollment card verified for such approval.