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Committee reviews social-media policy; members flag AI and overlaps with fraternization rules
Summary
The policy committee reviewed draft 9150, which covers staff professional and personal use of social media and digital communications, and discussed whether aspects should be merged with fraternization rules and how to address emerging AI tools.
The Newburgh City School District policy committee reviewed a draft Social Media and Digital Communication Policy (9150) and discussed overlaps with the proposed fraternization policy and the need to address artificial intelligence tools.
Acting Superintendent Anix Peterson said the draft distinguishes personal from professional use and focuses on staff responsibilities when posting or sharing student images or information. "We all have First Amendment rights," Peterson said, "but when it comes into professional use and when it comes into mentioning picturing students and different things, how do we need to look at this policy and to see if there are changes that are needed to be made?"
Board members debated whether to merge the fraternization and social-media policies or keep them separate. "I don't think merging completely would be the best way to do this," said Mister Shaw, suggesting cross-references where the policies overlap. Several members asked staff to check for contradictory language between separate policies.
A board member raised the emerging use of artificial intelligence and asked that the social-media policy explicitly consider AI-generated content and other new digital communication methods. Peterson said that point could be raised when the board discusses the policy that evening.
No final policy changes were adopted at the committee meeting. Members asked staff and legal counsel to review both policies for consistency and to explicitly address AI and digital tools in the social-media policy before a subsequent reading.
