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Board debates social-media rules for employees; requests legal brief and history before deciding
Summary
The board discussed proposed additions to employee-conduct policy (6.83) that would address social media use and private messaging of students, but members and legal counsel urged a nuanced, case-by-case approach and asked staff for a historical legal briefing and a possible workshop.
The Duval County School Board reviewed proposed language tightening employee-conduct policy around social media, including a prohibition on private messages with students and guidance that employees' personal posts should not be presented as district positions.
Staff described additions to policy 6.83 to reflect earlier changes and to prohibit private social-media messaging between employees and students and to require that personal posts not be framed as district statements. General counsel warned the board that enforcement would be legally…
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