MARANATHA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF IMUS Imus City, Cavite To From Re Date : Parents/ Guardians and Learners : School Administration : Safety of our Virtual Classrooms : September 25, 2020 In view of the recent events that breached the security of virtual classrooms of some exclusive schools which caused psychological and emotional trauma to the learners, we would like to assure our parents and guardians that Maranatha Christian Academy of Imus is taking all necessary online security measures ever since the official opening of classes. Our virtual classrooms are protected by a two-level security feature. First, all our Zoom Subject Channels can only be accessed by official MCA Mail users. Once the learners are all inside the Subject Channel, the teacher-in-charge, then, locks the virtual classroom to the exclusion of all others who are not official participants of that said channel. However, we wish to reiterate the following measures to ensure our children’s safety: 1. For security reasons, students will only get into the virtual classroom upon the “Teacher’s Call”. Learners who are late should enter the virtual classroom through the link posted in the Zoom Subject Channel Chat for the specific day. 2. The learner’s zoom account must reflect his/her real name (ex: Dela Cruz, Juan T.). Renaming of the Zoom account is not allowed. Learners who will try to enter the virtual classroom in names other than their real names will not be admitted. 3. Learners should immeditely alert the teacher if there is a change in the number of official participants or if they notice someone who is new in the virtual classroom. The School Administrator, the Principal, the Guidance Counsellor and the Prefect of Discipline have access to all the channels and are roaming around the virtual classrooms to check and observe the learners every now and then. 4. Pulling different kinds of pranks in the virtual classroom, whether classes are officially in session or not, against the teacher or to fellow learners, will be dealt with seriously. 5. The Code of Discipline will be strictly enforced against any learner who will disrupt the peace and order, breach the security and cause harm to fellow learners inside the virtual classroom. 6. The Guidance and Counselling Office has formulated programs to help raise awareness of how our learners can adopt appropriate and responsible behaviors while navigating the internet. As our partners in creating a safe space for our learners in the worldwide web, we are soliciting our parents’ and guardians’ help in reminding our children to exercise due diligence in all their online activities. The safety and protection of our learners’ rights and wellbeing are of paramount importance in this Online Distance Learning. Should you or your child notice suspicious activities in the virtual classroom, please immediately alert the MCA-ITSS Facebook Page (m.me/mcaitss) by sending a private message with **EMERGENCY** as the heading so that our staff will pick it up immediately. For other online security concerns, please call the following hotlines: Office Hotlines Email Address Administrative Office (046)472-0351 info@mcaimus.edu.ph Registrar (046)472-0304 registrar@mcaimus.edu.ph Accounting (046)472-0351 accounting@mcaimus.edu.ph Elem & Pre-K Principal’s Office 0947-427-3747 principal.gs@mcaimus.edu.ph High School Principal’s Office 0921-838-1637 principal.hs@mcaimus.edu.ph Elem & Pre-K Guidance Office 0908-904-7469 guidance.gs@mcaimus.edu.ph High School Guidance Office 0966-349-1792 guidance.hs@mcaimus.edu.ph MCA ITSS 0908-274-4862 itss@mcaimus.edu.ph Thank you so much for your continuous cooperation in making The Excellent Approach work for the benefit our dear learners. May God bless you and keep your family safe at all times!
