Trustees urged to avoid Facebook debates; district advised to use system-level corrections
Legal counsel discouraged trustees from engaging in back-and-forths on social media and recommended systemwide responses (FAQ pages, scheduled corrections) and a communications protocol to manage misinformation.
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Trustees asked how to respond when inaccurate or inflammatory claims circulate on social media. Jim Carroll cautioned against individual, immediate responses on platforms like Facebook, describing such engagements as "almost always a losing battle." He recommended that the district address misinformation through planned, system-level approaches such as FAQs on the district website or coordinated statements handled by administration or a designated communications lead.
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