Social Media

is to help students interact appropriately in an academic environment while teaching boundaries and the benefits of delayed gratification, a proven predictor of increased success.

SOCIAL MEDIA

Students should not be posting on any form of social media during the school hours of 8:00am-3:25pm. No pictures or videos (whether posted during the school day or outside of school) may be posted with intention to harm or show ESA or others in a bad light. Pictures of faculty or classroom activities are not allowed without the express permission of the faculty member. Students also may be prohibited from posting any materials on the Internet, or any social networking site, or any other website, and may be prohibited from sending information via electronic transmission that is associated or linked to ESA, its students, faculty, or staff without the consent from school administration. This includes but is not limited to pictures and videos of ESA students, teachers, or officials that are taken on campus or at school-sponsored events. Any violation of this policy may be subject to appropriate school disciplinary procedures, up to and including dismissal. We are not checking students’ social media accounts unless an issue is brought to our attention. At this point, if they are putting the school in a bad light, whether directly or indirectly, there could be disciplinary responses. We urge students to clean up their social media accounts as we strive to put forth the best image of ourselves and our school.