Social Media Commenting Guidelines

We welcome comments and interactions from students, parents, and members of the community. Please note, however, that this is a moderated discussion site and not a public forum for the discussion of any and all subjects. All comments are subject to review by the JCPS Communications Department. While comments will not be edited or screened for viewpoint, JCPS reserves the right to remove any comment that includes any of the following:

• Points unrelated to the purpose and subject of the main post. All comments to any particular post should be relevant to that post. Commenters who wish to offer input on school system matters not addressed on our Facebook page are encouraged to contact the school or central office administration, as appropriate, or to sign up to offer public comment at a regular business meeting of the Board of Education.

• Complaints, concerns, or confidential information about individual students or employees. To protect the privacy and due process rights of our students and employees, JCPS handles complaints and concerns about specific persons confidentially. Questions or concerns about specific students should generally be referred in the first instance to the student's teacher or a school administrator. Questions or concerns about specific employees should generally be referred in the first instance to the school principal or other supervisor. Other policies may apply in specific circumstances.

• Advertising or promotional materials.

• Copyrighted material posted without the express consent of the copyright holder.

• Comments that do not comport with reasonable standards of civility and decorum (see below).

• Words that constitute a criminal act or that solicit others to commit a criminal act.

• Fraud or defamation.

• Personally abusive language that is inherently likely to provoke a violent response.

• Words that present a grave and imminent threat to any person's health or safety.

• Threats of violence.

• Any illegal content.

Comments that do not meet reasonable standards of civility of decorum may be removed. Commenters are reminded that these are social media pages for a public school system and that students - most of whom are impressionable minors - are one of its main intended audiences. Students check the JCPS Facebook page frequently for important information about school events and activities and should not be exposed to comments that are likely to cause them emotional distress or that would be inappropriate in the school environment. In particular, commenters are expected to refrain entirely from profanity, personal insults, and personal attacks against any person.

Please note that JCPS has multiple social media pages and each platform has its own rules and standards with which all users must comply. In addition to having their comments removed, commenters who violate these rules and standards may be reported to the respective platform for further action.

Disclaimer

Jackson County Public Schools is not responsible for and does not endorse or oppose any points made by commenters on its social media pages. Commenters are solely responsible for their own comments and are urged to exercise good judgment, including but not limited to the rules and expectations set out above.