Family Handbook 2017-18

Guidelines  Havergal offers  the  following guidelines  for  faculty and  staff who use  social media applica ons  that may be  frequented by  current or  former  students of Havergal or  their  families.  1.          Interact with Students Professionally  ● As a digital  ci zen, model  the behaviour  you expect  to  see online  from  your  students.  ● Alert  students  to appropriate online behaviour and  the proper use of  social media,  including  comments and  images.  ● Maintain  your professional persona by  communica ng with  students electronically  through established educa on pla orms as much as possible  (e.g., a web page  dedicated  to a  school program, project or  class).  ● Maintain a  formal,  courteous and professional  tone  in all  communica ons with  students  to ensure  that professional boundaries with  students are maintained.  ● Do not exchange private  texts, phone numbers, personal email addresses or photos of  a personal nature with  students.  ● Decline parent‐ini ated  “friend”  requests and do not  issue  “friend”  requests  to a  parent.  ● Social network  “friend”  requests may be accepted only with alumnae over  the age of  18.  2.          Understand Privacy Concerns  ● Set and maintain  strict privacy  se ngs by  choosing  se ngs  that  limit what others  can  do. Avoid blanket  invita ons  that use  your email  contacts automa cally. Students  should not be among  those who are allowed  to post on  your  social media accounts.  ● Assume  that  informa on  that  you post  can be easily accessed or altered by others  without  your  consent.  ● Monitor  regularly all  content  you or others post  to  your  social media accounts and  remove  immediately anything  that  is  inappropriate and  require others  to  remove  immediately any undesirable  content  related  to  you.  ● Recognize  that many  former  students have online  connec ons with  current  students,  and  that  informa on  shared between  faculty/staff and  former  students  is  likely  to be  seen by  current  students as well.  Procedures  ● Respect  the privacy and  confiden ality of  informa on pertaining  to  students, parents,  faculty,  staff and other members of  the Havergal  community. Pos ngs  in personal blogs or  websites  should not  reveal  confiden al  informa on about any member of  the Havergal 

Last Updated Aug. 18, 2017  Havergal College Family Handbook 2017–18

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