> Do any schools have a policy prohibiting their students from having FB
> accts if they satisfy the TOS?
I can think of fewer ways to irritate and engender bad will amongst
your students. It's one thing to prohibit access to Facebook during
the school day or using school resources; it's another entirely to say
"thou shalt not have a Facebook account."
> Should schools be creating policies for students regarding FB or any
> other social media for that matter that occurs outside of school?
Your policies should focus on behaviors, not technologies. If you're
going to prohibit something, it should be prohibited whether it's on
Facebook or a piece of paper or on the athletics field. Common reasons
schools want to prohibit Facebook use are to curb student harassment
or bringing the name of the school into disrepute. If you prohibit
those specific behaviors rather than the technologies, then both
existing and new technologies are automatically covered.
> Would the school be overstepping its bounds if such a policy existed?
Independent schools have a lot of latitude in what behaviors, both
during and outside of school, that they can police. However that
doesn't make every attempt a wise one.
Cheers,
-corn
Cornelius Walker
The Proof Group
http://proofgroup.com/
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