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Social Media Guidelines

The Tempe Elementary School District (“District”) recognizes the value of using social media as a communication and learning tool. The District’s social media accounts exist to facilitate dialog and share information of interest to members of the community, further the District’s mission and vision, and enhance communication with students, parents, guardians, staff, and the community.

Disclaimer
The District’s social media accounts are sponsored, produced, and maintained by the District. 

Any statements made on social media that are overtly offensive may be removed by the District. Opinions posted to District social media accounts do not necessarily represent the views of the District. Users are responsible for all content uploaded to the District social media accounts, including any copyrighted or otherwise protected content. 

The District, at its sole discretion, may block certain persons or accounts from its social media accounts.  

The District will regularly monitor its social media and immediately remove any post or tag that is determined to be inappropriate, including but not limited to:

  • Posts intended to incite students or that create a risk of the commission of unlawful acts on school premises;
  • Posts that violate school rules or District policies;
  • Posts that cause a disruption to the orderly function of the school;
  • Hate speech; profanity, obscenity or vulgarity; comments that could be considered prejudicial, racist, or inflammatory;
  • Obscene, nude, or offensive imagery (including, but not limited to, profile pictures);
  • Defamatory statements to a person or people; name-calling and/or personal attacks;
  • Comments whose main purpose are commercial in nature and/or to sell a product;
  • Comments that infringe on copyright or another person’s intellectual property;
  • Spam comments from individuals or groups, such as the same comment posted repeatedly on a profile and comments including links;
  • Personal information about you or another individual (including identifying information, email addresses, phone numbers, or private addresses);
  • False representation of another individual, organization, government, or entity; or
  • Endorsement or comment upon a candidate or issue on the ballot in a local, state, or federal election.

Safety is a top priority in the District, both on campus and online. The District takes all threats on our social media platforms seriously, including pranks, which will be reported to the District’s Safety & Security Team and law enforcement authorities, as applicable.

Students who misuse District social media may be subject to disciplinary action even if these offenses do not occur on school grounds or during school hours in accordance with District Policy 5-301, 5-305, and 5-306.  Repeated violations by staff and/or students may be a violation of District Policies 3-403, 4-201, 5-301, 5-305, and 5-306. View the District Governing Board Policies.

Any questions or concerns related to District social media accounts should be directed to info@tempeschools.org.