Rules of Engagement
In joining our community on Facebook, Sylvania High School follows the Department of Education Code of Conduct and Facebook’s Community Standards. 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 Sylvania High School page will be removed and, if warranted, users will be reported. 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. 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. Sylvania High School 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. Personal attacks, trolling or spam will not be tolerated. 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 Sylvania High School students, employees, guests or other individuals. This includes comments attempting to mock, undermine or denounce our values in both aggressive and/or passive ways. We will not permit messages selling products or promoting commercial, political or other ventures. This page is typically moderated from 9am to 3pm on weekdays. As a NSW government high school we uphold the values of public education including but not limited to equity, excellence and inclusivity. At our school, we reject discrimination on any of the following grounds: race, including colour, nationality, descent, ethnic, ethno-religious or national origin; sex; socio-economic status; disability; homosexuality; transgender or age. We reserve the right to remove any participant that does not adhere to these 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.
