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Washington Unified School District Nondiscrimination Policy (BP 5145.3):
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The Governing Board desires to provide a safe school environment that allows all students equal access and opportunities in the district's academic, extracurricular, and
other educational support programs, services, and activities. The Board prohibits, at any district school or school activity, unlawful discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, intimidation, and bullying, targeted at any student by anyone based on the student's actual or perceived race, color, ancestry, national origin, immigration status, nationality, ethnicity, ethnic group identification, age, religion, marital or parental status, physical or mental disability, s*x, s*xual orientation, gender, gender identity, or gender expression or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.
- Title IX Coordinator (matters pertaining to students) - Equity Compliance Officer (matters pertaining to students) - 504 Coordinator. Contact: Jay Berns, Ed.D., Director of Special Programs & Student Services. Email: [email protected] Phone: (916) 375-7604 x 1370 Address: 930 Westacre Road, West Sacramento, CA 95691.
- Title IX Coordinator (matters pertaining to staff) - Equity Compliance Officer (matters pertaining to staff) - ADA Coordinator. Contact: Shea Borges, Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources. Email: [email protected] Phone: (916) 375-7604 ext. 1046 Address: 930 Westacre Road, West Sacramento, CA 95691.
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Social Media Policy and User Guidelines:
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All postings and comments should comply with the following content standards and have a direct relationship to a District post to which it relates. Where a comment and/or post is removed due to a violation of these Guidelines and Protocols, the user may request that the removal be reviewed by the Superintendent or designee. The District will exercise its legal rights to regulate speech within its social media sites. The District has established the following protocols and expectations for its social media sites:
The District and its schools’ official social media sites are not intended to serve as an open public forum or a limited public forum. By using the District’s official social media sites, you hereby acknowledge that such sites are a limited forum, and any comment and/or post may be removed at the discretion of the District when it is determined that they have violated these Guidelines and Protocols;
- All users are encouraged to submit comments, questions, and concerns; however, such participants are expected to use civility, respect, and goodwill in their communications and when posting on the District and any of its schools’ social media sites ;
- Any comments that are intentionally rude or ridicule the opinions of others will be removed.
- Social media sites are regularly monitored. The District and/or its schools will review all postings and comments to ensure they are appropriate, constructive, and abide by Board policy/administrative regulation, local & federal law, and the First Amendment;
- The District and/or its schools will not restrict speech based on a disagreement with an expressed opinion;
- The District and/or its schools reserve the right to remove comments on the District and/or the schools’ official social media sites that:
- Violate any District policies or administrative regulations;
- Are obscene, vulgar, or s*xually explicit, including masked words (***), acronyms, and abbreviations;
- Are libelous, slanderous, and/or defamatory;
- Are likely to incite students to create a clear and present danger of the commission of unlawful acts on school premises, violation of school rules, or substantial disruption of the school's orderly operation;
- Constitute cyberbullying;
- Advocate illegal activity;
-Are objectively seen as verbal or emotional abuse, constitute stalking, threaten harm to person or property, or otherwise violate the legal rights, including privacy rights, of others.
- Are not related to the stated purpose of the site, including, but not limited to, comments of a commercial nature, political activity, and comments that constitute discrimination, harassment, retaliation, or the creation of a hostile work or educational environment;
**Contain spam, advertising, solicitations, or include links to other sites (whether commercial or otherwise, and regardless of content or purpose of the link);
**Infringe on copyright or trademarks; and
**Involve chain letters, pyramid schemes, or actually or potentially fraudulent or deceptive messages. By posting and/or commenting on any District or school official social media site, users are accepting personal responsibility for the content of their posts and/or comments. Any views, opinions, or statements posted on a District or school's official social media site are those of the user and do not necessarily reflect the views of the District. Any user’s reference to a specific commercial product or service does not imply endorsement or recommendation of that product or service by the District. All District employees will comply with the District’s policies and procedures related to using technology.
