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Wallingford policy committee reviews personnel social-media rule, board members debate monitoring and First Amendment limits
Summary
Committee reviewed revisions to the personnel social-media policy drafted by Shipman & Goodwin to address mixed personal/official social-media use after a 2024 Supreme Court decision; board members debated whether to add language asking employees to "reflect positively" on the district and raised concerns about monitoring and enforcement.
The Wallingford Board of Education policy committee on Monday reviewed proposed revisions to the district’s personnel social-media policy (4118.5/4218.5) intended to clarify how personal and official social-media use is treated under the First Amendment.
Policy committee staff member Ms. Latour said the revisions, provided by the law firm Shipman & Goodwin, add language distinguishing personal social-media use from official use and flag that some posts may be treated as mixed personal/government action under recent court guidance. “These uses are subject to different considerations under the first amendment,” Latour said.
The changes also include…
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