This is the official page of Orchard Hills Public School and has been developed in line with the Department of Communities Social Media Policy, Code of Conduct and Facebook terms and conditions. We welcome your comments and ask that you observe the rules of polite conversation and respect the opinions of others. In joining our community on Facebook, Orchard Hills Public School follows the
Department of Education Code of Conduct and Facebook’s Community Standards. Students
Facebook Terms and Conditions state no one under the age of 13 years should have a Facebook profile. Therefore, any comments or page fans from primary students on the Orchard Hills PS page will be removed and, if warranted, users will be reported. Tagging or naming student photos
Photos of students can only be published if the correct Department of Education permission to publish forms have been completed by the student’s parent or guardian. The photo must be removed after one year of publishing unless further permission from the parent is sought. For privacy and protection, please do not tag photos of children, and please do not name them in your comments, unless the previously mentioned permissions is sought. 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. Comments
Orchard Hills PS 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 Facebook’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 Orchard Hills PS students, employees, guests or other individuals. We reserve the right to remove any participant that does not adhere to the rules of engagement or Facebook’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. Moderation Hours
This page is moderated from 9am to 3pm on weekdays
