BPS FACEBOOK PAGE RULES OF ENGAGEMENT
These Rules of Engagement are for interaction with official social media channels owned by schools. Bundanoon Public School follows the NSW Department of Education Code of Conduct and Facebook's Community Standards. In joining our community on Facebook, followers of the Bundanoon Public School page agree to abide by these standards and the following
departmental rules of engagement. TAGGING OR NAMING STUDENT PHOTOS:
Photos of students can only be published if the correct NSW Department of Education permission to publish forms have been completed by the student’s parent or guardian. For privacy and protection, please do not tag photos of children, and please do not name them in your comments, unless the previously mentioned permission is sought. On rare occasions and with parental permission, students may be named by the school social media administration team. Tagging of parents or friends within the comment box is permitted with the understanding that all other rules of engagement are followed. COMMENTS:
Our school community encourages interaction from participants with the understanding that the school does not endorse comments or wall postings made by visitors to the page. We ask that visitors making comments on the page show respect for other users by ensuring discussions remain civil. We reserve the right to remove comments that do not adhere to the rules of engagement of the page and the platform's community standards including comments that:
■ are deemed racist, sexist, abusive, profane, violent, obscene, spam
■ advocate illegal activity
■ are wildly off-topic
■ libel, incite, threaten or make personal character attacks on students, employees, guests or other individuals within our school community. We reserve the right to remove any participant that does not adhere to the rules of engagement or the platform's community standards. Remember, your name and photo will be seen next to your comment, visible to all visitors to the page. We will not permit messages selling products or promoting commercial, political or other ventures. FRIENDING TEACHERS ON FACEBOOK:
All NSW public school staff operate under a Department of Education Code of Conduct that states that they are to maintain a professional relationship with students and parents, and must refrain from social interaction. Please do not request to friend our members of staff. FEEDBACK AND COMPLAINTS HANDLING:
We encourage parents and carers to speak directly with the school as they are best placed to help resolve school-based situations as soon as possible. However, if you feel this is not something that can be resolved at the school level, you can escalate your concerns with a formal complaint via this online form: https://education.nsw.gov.au/your-feedback/complaint-compliment-suggestion-form
The Complaints & Feedback Team will liaise with you directly for next steps. You can also call the Professional and Ethical Standards (PES) Team on 02 7814 3722 during business hours or email [email protected] to speak to that team directly regarding the conduct of specific staff members. More information about how the Complaints & Feedback Team handles complaints is available here (https://education.nsw.gov.au/your-feedback/guide-for-parents-carers-and-students). ADMINISTRATORS:
The Facebook administration team is not responsible for whole school policy decisions. If you have an inquiry or concern about a School or P&C issue, email [email protected] or call on 02 4883 6192 and your message will be forwarded to the relevant contact. MODERATION HOURS:
Bundanoon Public School page is moderated between 9 am and 3 pm on weekdays during school terms, excluding public holidays.
