CARNESVILLE, GEORGIA – Franklin County School leaders are revamping their internet policy. They plan to banish Facebook and other social media sites from the district’s computers and expand classes to cover internet etiquette and safety.
The policy changes are on the agenda for tonight’s Board of Education work session starting at 6pm at Carnesville Elementary.
The new plan states that students will learn “age appropriate instruction regarding safe and appropriate behavior on social networking sites, chat rooms, other Internet services” Students would also be instructed in the ways of the cyber bully and how to respond when subjected to bullying and other inappropriate web behavior.
Board Members are also adding restrictions to their current internet usage policy by explicitly stating “Accessing social network sites by any means is prohibited on the district’s network”. Up until now the only restrictions on use spelled out by the board covered pornography, chat and online gaming.
Franklin County School leaders will review the new policy for one month before voting on it at their April Meeting.