Board Policy	No. 1114

CLOVIS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

COMMUNITY RELATIONS
DISTRICT - SPONSORED SOCIAL MEDIA

PURPOSE:	 To establish content guidelines and address privacy rights on District social media platforms.

The Board recognizes the value of technology such as social media platforms in promoting community involvement and collaboration. The purpose of any official District social media platform shall be to further the District's vision and mission, support student learning and staff professional development, and enhance communication with students, parents/guardians, staff, and community members.

The Superintendent or designee shall develop, as appropriate, content guidelines and protocols for official District social media platforms to ensure the appropriate and responsible use of these resources and compliance with law, board policy, and regulation.

A. Guidelines for Content

Official District social media platforms shall be used only for their stated purposes and in a manner consistent with this policy and administrative regulation. By creating these official sites and allowing for public comment, the Board does not intend to create a limited public forum or otherwise guarantee an individual's right to free speech.

The Superintendent or designee shall ensure that the limited purpose of the official District social media platforms is communicated to users. Each site shall contain a statement that specifies the site's purposes along with a statement that users are expected to use the site only for those purposes. Each site shall also contain a statement that users are personally responsible for the content of their posts.

Official District social media platforms may not contain content that is obscene, libelous, or so incites students as to create a clear and present danger of the commission of unlawful acts on school premises, violation of school rules, or substantial disruption of the school's orderly operation.

Staff or students who post prohibited content shall be subject to discipline in accordance with District policies and administrative regulations.

Users of official District social media platforms should be aware of the public nature and accessibility of social media and that informationposted may be considered a public record subject to disclosure under the Public Records Act. The Board expects users to conduct themselves in a respectful, courteous, and professional manner.

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B. Privacy

The Superintendent or designee shall ensure that the privacy rights of students, parents/guardians, staff, Board members, and other individuals are protected on official District social media platforms.

Board policy pertaining to the posting of student photographs and the privacy of telephone numbers, home addresses, and email addresses, as specified in Board Policy No. 1113 - District and School Web Sites, shall also apply to official District social media platforms.

Social media and networking sites and other online platforms shall not be used by District employees to transmit confidential information about students, employees, or District operations.

Adopted: 09/23/2020

EDUCATION CODE
32261 School safety, definitions of bullying and electronic act 35182.5 Contracts for advertising
48900 Grounds for suspension and expulsion
48907 Exercise of free expression; rules and regulations 48950 Speech and other communication
49061 Definitions, directory information 49073 Release of directory information
60048 Commercial brand names, contracts or logos

GOVERNMENT CODE
3307.5 Publishing identity of public safety officers 6250-6270 Public Records Act, especially:
6254.21 Publishing addresses and phone numbers of officials 6254.24 Definition of public safety official
54952.2 Brown Act, definition of meeting

UNITED STATES CODE, TITLE 17 101-1101 Federal copyright law

UNITED STATES CODE, TITLE 20
1232g Federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act

UNITED STATES CODE, TITLE 29
157 Employee rights to engage in concerted, protected activity
794 Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; accessibility to federal web sites

CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, TITLE 34 99.1-99.67 Family Educational Rights and Privacy

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COURT DECISIONS
Page v. Lexington County School District (2008, 4th Cir.) 531 F.3d 275 Downs v. Los Angeles Unified School District (2000) 228 F.3d 1003 Aaris v. Las Virgenes Unified School District (1998) 64 Cal.App.4th 1112
Perry Education Association v. Perry Local Educators' Association (1983) 460 U.S. 37
Board of Education, Island Trees Union Free School District, et.al. v. Pico (1982) 457 U.S. 853

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD DECISIONS 18-CA-19081 Sears Holdings, December 4, 2009

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