The Gillingham Board of Trustees approved a Children's Internet Protection Policy on Thursday upon the condition that the student email addresses are changed to not contain personally identifiable information.
Board Treasurer Lori Quinn said the email addresses contain the students full name and that a student who did not previously have an Internet presence now does when searching their name.
Quinn said the email addresses need to be changed, such as using some sort of code to identify each student. Currently, if found, the email address gives the student's name and where they go to school.
According to a previous story, the students use Google Chomebook laptops that utilize Google services and every student who uses it has an account that provides access to things such as Google Docs, Gmail and other Google Chrome apps.
Students were said to only be able to email anyone in the Gillingham community and share any documents with their classmates.
In other business, the board also approved a revised employee handbook.
Nicholle Hutchinson, director of education and chief executive officer, also informed the board that a squash club was started Wednesday and that a videographer is helping to create a video about the charter school so people can learn more about what Gillingham is like.
