Our school values are Opportunity, Innovation and Success. Adamstown Public School's Facebook Rules of Engagement
In joining our community on Facebook, Adamstown Public School follows the Department of Education Code of Conduct and Facebook Terms and Conditions. Students
Facebook Terms and Conditions state no one under the age of 13 years should have a Facebook profile. Therefore, any comments of ‘Likes’ by primary students on the Adamstown Public School page will be deleted and if warranted users will be reported. Facebook Code of Conduct
Our page is a place where we want to build our community and school culture. We celebrate the positives of our fantastic school community. When parents, carers and families speak about or interact with their school in a positive way, it enhances student connectedness, wellbeing and ultimately learning outcomes. Adamstown Public School believes that families’ online behaviour reflects the same standards of respect, consideration, responsibility and maturity that are required when communicating in person. We ask you to please take some time to familiarise yourself with our Code of Conduct and engage with us on Facebook. Etiquette
Our page is to be a celebration of our community and we are happy to see support for various posts via a Facebook comment or a ‘like’. Adamstown Public School reminds all families that our page is not the appropriate forum for raising personal issues. Matters involving any of our students, families or staff should not be raised on our page. We encourage you to contact the school directly if you have matters that require attention. How to interact with our page
Users will be able to comment on the school’s postings and on comments by other users. Users will also be able to ‘like’ our page, a thread is automatically linked to your personal page which then becomes accessible to others. It is therefore recommended that you regularly review your own Facebook settings. Moderation and Blocking
Adamstown Public School reserves the right to set the strength level of the Facebook profanity filter and to add additional words and names to the block list. We reserve the right to remove any content that we believe is in breach of these policies, guidelines and the values of our school. Actions Resulting from any Breaches of the Code of Conduct
Actions resulting in breaches to this policy may include prohibiting a user from interacting with the school’s page. Adamstown Public School reserves the right to ban any user from interacting with its page for breaches of the Code of Conduct. The Law and Facebook Terms
Adamstown Public School’s page operates under the Commonwealth Telecommunications Act and Facebook Terms, of which both are enforceable. Adamstown Public School will remove content if it contains:
- Offensive, abusive, obscene, profane, hateful or racist comments
- Comments that threaten or defame any person or organisation
- Solicitations and advertisements by other organisations
- Endorsements of other organisations
- Any content the school may deem inappropriate
- Any content that does not align with our values, standards and policies
Comments Policy
Adamstown Public School encourages interaction from Facebook users but is not responsible for comments made by visitors to the page. Comments posted may also not reflect the opinions or procedures of Adamstown Public School. We ask that comments on the page show respect for other users by ensuring discussions remain civil especially since Facebook allows individuals 13 years and over to join. Comments are also subject to Facebook’s Terms of Use and Code of Conduct. Remember that your name and photo will be seen next to your comment, visible to all visitors to the page. We reserve the right, but assume no obligation, to remove comments that are racist, sexist, abusive, profane, violent, obscene, SPAM, that advocate illegal activity, contain falsehoods or are widely off topic, or that libel, incite, threaten or make attacks on Adamstown Public School students, employees, guests or other individuals. We also do not permit messages selling products or promoting commercial, political or other ventures unless these companies have provided paid sponsorship to our school and we are advertising their contribution. Tagging or naming student photos
Photos of students are posted with reference to Department of Education publishing permission forms, completed on enrolment and other parent permission forms. For privacy and protection, please do not tag photos of children, and please do not name them in your comments. On rare occasions and with parental permission, students may be named by the school Facebook Administration Team. Tagging of parents or friends within the comment box is permitted with the understanding that all other rules of engagement are followed. Friending Staff on Facebook
Please note that the Department of Education has this advice for teachers: ‘Friending’ parents and carers on Facebook: “the line between your professional and personal life could become blurred making it difficult to manage your professional relationship with parents when that becomes necessary. You also needed to bear in mind that becoming a Facebook friend with a parent could result in a child getting access to your account as well. You also need to be mindful that you need to be careful what you say on Facebook if you have parents as friends as comments made online can be misunderstood and could result in parental complaints made to your Principal.” In short, please do not ask to friend a member of staff on Facebook as refusal may offend.
