Blackburn Lake Primary School PA COMMITTEE

agement of the page:

The management of the Parent’s Association page will be the joint responsibility of two active and current members of the BLPS Parent’s Association. The other member has the responsibility of updating of the content of the page (the Editor). Security Settings:

The BLPS Parent’s Association page can be established as an open page which allows anyone to join the page and follow its posts, or as a closed group (where member access is restricted and attained through invitation). (The current BLPS page was established in 2011, with and security settings were established at the time). Any members of the BLPS PA who has administration or editor access to the page are responsible for keeping their Facebook login secure to ensure that the possibility that the BLPS page is not hacked. It is noted that these security settings can be changed at any time. The BLPS Parent’s Association has the right to change security settings without communicating these to the members that follow the page. The nominated administrators/editors of the page will regularly review comments and feedback from the community. The administrators have the right to delete:

• language/comments/content that is offensive, rude, threatening, abusive, defamatory, indecent, harassing, racist, bullying, unlawful or infringes on someone’s intellectual property rights.
• pictures of other people who have not given their consent for a picture of them to be uploaded. The administrators/editors have a right to block the access of a member if they:
• are misusing the page;
• post comments or content which is offensive, rude, threatening or unlawful;
• are engaging in suspicious activity; and/or
• are using the page for a personal gain/advantage. We will remove any content that may put us (or you) in legal jeopardy. This includes potentially defamatory comments, material or links posted in potential breach of copyright and includes offensive profile pictures that contain profanities or indecent imagery. Examples of information that could be published:

Note that the PA page has not been endorsed by Blackburn Lake Primary School. However, examples of what may be published on the PA page are as follows:
• School term dates and curriculum day notifications;
• Reminders for fundraising activities;
• Information sharing relating to school events (free dress days, foodie days, school production, bi-annual fete);
• Parents Association meeting reminders;
• Reminders when payments fall due;
• Information on access to booking arrangements - i.e. parent/teacher interviews, school production tickets;
• Excursion information; and
• Source for seeking volunteers for school activities;


Examples of information that will not be published:

• Dates and times of events. Instead, reminders of events can be shared on the page. Should further information be required, the member is encouraged to private message the BLPS PA, where identification can be verified before event details are shared.
• Pictures or videos of students, parents, guardians, friends where the identity of the person is obviously known from the content.
• Content that is promoting the individual achievements of a person. Responsibilities of our members:

Treat our page as though you are in the same room with a group of friends. Be mindful of others and their opinions. We will not tolerate indecent behaviour. As per the guidelines stated above, if you post something of this nature, your post will be deleted and you may be blocked from the page. We welcome considered debate, and understand that there will be differences of opinion on occasions, but personal attacks (on authors, administrator, other individuals), trolling and abuse will not be tolerated. Disclaimer:

It is our goal to provide correct communications to the school community. The BLPS makes every attempt to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the information provided on its page. BLPS and the BLPS Parent’s Association does not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained on this website. No warranties, promises and/or representations of any kind, expressed or implied, are given as to the nature, standard, accuracy or otherwise of the information provided in this website nor to the suitability or otherwise of the information to your particular circumstances. We cannot and will not guarantee that this website is free from computer viruses or anything else that has destructive properties. We shall not be liable for any loss or damage of whatever nature (direct, indirect, consequential, or other) whether arising in contract, tort or otherwise, which may arise as a result of your use of (or inability to use) this website, or from your use of (or failure to use) the information on this site

This website may provide links to other websites owned by third parties. The content of such third party sites is not within our control, and we cannot and will not take responsibility for the information or content thereon. Links to such third party sites are not to be taken as an endorsement by BLPS/BLPS Parent’s Association of the third party site, or any products promoted, offered or sold on the third party site, nor that such sites are free from computer viruses or anything else that has destructive properties. We cannot and do not take responsibility for the collection or use of personal data from any third party site. In addition, we will not accept responsibility for the accuracy of third party advertisements.