Rules of Engagement
The purpose of this page is to share important information with our community and create the opportunity for open communication and dialogue about our district and school programs. We do, however, reserve the right to remove comments or discussion posts which violate any of the rules below. By liking, commenting, retweeting, following, sharing, or otherwise engaging with this page, you agree to follow the following Rules of Engagement:
• Be respectful. Personal attacks or comments that are deemed offensive, violent or hateful to any member of our community will not be tolerated. Inappropriate remarks, including racist, profane or obscene comments, will be removed.
• Refrain from using our page to promote your business, product or candidate. In accordance with Public Disclosure Commission (PDC) guidelines, this page is not a place to promote or oppose any person campaigning for election to a political office, or promote or oppose any ballot proposition. However, we may provide factual information concerning district ballot measures and may occasionally include a post of thanks to our supporters, business partners, or information about school-related fundraisers or school-sponsored events benefiting local charities.
• Have a question for a specific employee? Contact them directly, please, via email or phone. This page is not meant to replace regular communication channels for sharing individual issues or concerns. Contact information for each school, department and employee is available on the district website. Comments regarding a personal issue with the district, a school, department, or staff member will be removed. Comments that threaten or harm the reputation of any person or organization will be removed.
• Stay on topic. This is a page dedicated to the education of students in Elma Public Schools. Please keep the conversation related to our district. Comments of all kinds are welcome as long as they directly relate to our district.
• Comments that suggest or encourage illegal activity will be removed.
• Employees of Elma Public Schools may have personal pages. Don’t be surprised or offended if your request to “friend” them is ignored. District policy encourages staff to keep their personal lives personal.
• All activity using the district network and/or district technologies will be monitored and retained per Washington State records retention guidelines. This page is for the community and we want you to feel comfortable sharing your views about the district. Just know, however, that abuse of the above guidelines can lead to removal of a specific posting or the blocking/removal from our page.
