Reasonable schools social media policy up for review in Norwalk
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Teacher Paula Fortuna sets up her technology in the classroom at the Center for Global Studies Friday, October 2, 2020, at Brien McMahon High School in Norwalk, Conn.Erik Trautmann / Hearst Connecticut Media
NORWALK The Board of Education will be examining the district’s first expansive social media policy for school staff after a draft was approved by the Policy Committee.
On Tuesday night, the BOE’s Policy Committee approved a nine-page social media policy created with Stamford-based legal firm Shipman and Goodwin that covers permissible social media use for district employees, clarifies the definition between a personal and professional account and outlines consequences for inappropriate use. The proposal will now move to the full board for discussion and possible approval in what could be the first in-depth social media policy for Norwalk Public Schools employees.