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Lisbon Board of Education committee to launch LCS Facebook page; attorney says formal policy not required
Summary
At its June 1 Communications Committee meeting, Lisbon school officials agreed to create an official LCS Facebook page through NOVUS to promote school activities; Town attorney Jessica Ritter said a formal social media policy wasn’t necessary but offered to draft one if the committee requests it.
The Lisbon Board of Education Communications Committee agreed on June 1 to create an official LCS Facebook page, with Administrator C. Sheldon reporting he had contacted vendor NOVUS and that links to the page will be shared with the school community.
The move, discussed at a meeting called to order by committee member J. Jencks at 3:30 p.m. in Room 36 at LCS, is intended "to tell the school community the great things that LCS has and/or does," according to the meeting minutes. Attorney Jessica Ritter told the committee that "a policy was not needed, but [I] would be happy to write one, if requested," and she characterized oversight of the Facebook page as an administrative function.
The committee, which included members H. Raposo and K. Vane (K. Barber was absent), heard that school information and topics will also be sent to the Town for inclusion in the town newsletter on a regular basis to broaden outreach to families and residents. Administrators S. Keating and C. Sheldon were listed as present in the minutes; Kathleen Kathlin amond Edmond is recorded as the meeting’s recording secretary.
The discussion produced no formal motion or recorded vote. The minutes note the practical steps to launch the Facebook page — contacting NOVUS and sharing links — and an offer from the town attorney to draft a formal social media policy only if requested by the committee or administration. The meeting adjourned at 4:55 p.m.
The committee did not record any formal actions requiring a vote during this session; next steps recorded in the minutes are administrative: the page setup with NOVUS and regular submission of school content to the town newsletter.
