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Policy committee sharpens social‑media rules, favors ‘limited’ forum and annual training
Summary
The Haverford Township School District policy committee reviewed proposed changes to Policy 8‑16 on social media and recommended treating district accounts as a limited public forum, adding annual training for account administrators and clarifying how club and booster pages relate to district accounts.
The Haverford Township School District policy committee reviewed proposed revisions to Policy 8‑16 governing district social‑media accounts and recommended the district revise language to treat district accounts as a limited public forum rather than a fully open public forum.
Committee members said the limited public‑forum approach would preserve the district’s ability to remove comments that violate policy while allowing community interaction on platforms where the district already enables commenting, such as Facebook. A staff member explained the draft adds a specific requirement that individuals who run district accounts receive annual training on moderation and allowable removals;…
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