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Avon Grove board moves draft social‑media policy to second reading after debate over comments
Summary
The Avon Grove School District board voted 5–2 to send draft policy 8‑20 (social media) back for a second reading after members raised concerns about opening comments on district Facebook pages and a solicitor warned about required neutral moderation and record‑retention implications.
The Avon Grove School District board voted 5–2 on March 26 to move draft policy 8‑20, which governs district social‑media accounts, to a second reading for further review and administrative guidance.
The vote followed more than an hour of discussion about whether the district should allow public comments on a new Facebook page. One board member said the risks of enabling comments — including managing inappropriate posts and the legal limits on removing speech — outweigh the benefits, and recommended launching the page without…
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