Perkiomen Valley Schools Calls For Social Media Civility

PERKIOMEN VALLEY, PA — Perkiomen Valley's school district is calling on its community to set a good example of online behavior.

In an updated list engagement rules, the school district reminded social media users that comments violate the rules could be deleted. The district said it discourages comments that:

• Are vulgar or profane;
• Could be offensive to or target specific ethnic or racial groups;
• Incite violence;
• Encourage others to break the law;
• Could be considered campaigning for a political office;
• Easily identify students and/or staff in defamatory, abusive or generally negative terms;
• Promote services, products or non-district-sponsored events/causes;
• Instigate political debate or divisiveness;
• Are unrelated to the original topic of the post.

"We respect and value First Amendment rights but we also strongly believe our social media channels are places where we are obligated to uphold our mission and vision," the school's website reads. "Just as we would not tolerate comments that fall into the categories above in school or at a School Board meeting, we will not accept them on district social media channels."

You can view the updated rules of engagement on the school's website.