Howell Middle School

il. http://howell.visd.net

VICTORIA ISD SOCIAL MEDIA GUIDELINES

If the individual department and/or campus allow public comments in their social media outlet(s), then Victoria ISD reserves the right to remove messages or postings in violation of the following disclaimer about appropriate conduct, including:

1. Obscene comments;
2. Abusive, profane, or insulting language;
3. Attacks on an individual character (these complaints shall be referred to the appropriate District grievance policy);
4. Material that violates a student’s privacy rights or is defined as bullying or harassment;
4. Materials violating copyrights, trademark right, or other intellectual property of any third party;
5. Comments unrelated to the topic of the forum or not within the scope of the responsibilities of Victoria ISD (or the specific departmental page);
6. Commercial promotions, endorsements of products, services, organizations or other entities, or spam; or
7. Solicitation of funds;
8. Comments that threaten to jeopardize any ongoing investigation;
9. Content that implies, promotes, or encourages illegal activity;
10. Sexual content; or
11. Hyperlinks to material that is not directly related to the discussion.