Social Media

Comment & Posting Guidelines

Bethel Park School District disseminates information about the district to its students, families, community residents, external stakeholders, guests, alumni, and fans via Facebook, Instagram, and X (formerly Twitter). As a public entity, the BPSD must abide by specific standards to serve all its constituents civilly and unbiasedly.

Comments containing any of the following inappropriate forms of content shall not be permitted on BPSD social media sites and are subject to removal and/or restriction:

Comments not related to the original topic, including random or unintelligible comments
Profane, obscene, violent, or pornographic content and/or language
Content that promotes, fosters, or perpetuates discrimination based on race, creed, color, age, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or national origin
Defamatory or personal attacks
Threats to any person or organization
Comments in support of, or in opposition to, any political campaigns or ballot measures
Solicitation of commerce, including but not limited to advertising of any business or product for sale
Conduct in violation of any federal, state, or local law
Encouragement of illegal activity
Information that may tend to compromise the safety or security of the public or public systems
Content that violates a legal ownership interest, such as a copyright, of any party
Repetitive or duplicative posts by single or multiple users

A comment posted by a member of the public on any BPSD social media site is the opinion of the commentator or poster only, and publication of a comment does not imply endorsement of, or agreement by BPSD, nor do such comments necessarily reflect the opinions or policies of the school district.

Bethel Park School District reserves the right to deny access to BPSD social media sites to anyone who violates these guidelines at any time and without prior notice.

BPSD shall monitor their social media sites for comments requesting responses and for comments violating these guidelines.