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Can schools look at your Facebook?
Colleges can see posts on social media, such as Snapchat, Instagram, or TikTok, if the accounts are not set to private. Up to 25\% of college admissions officers check out applicants’ social media presence. Sometimes, they do so if anonymous third parties report troubling online posts by applicants.
What are the rights and responsibilities of a student?
Students, as members of the College community, shall have certain rights. These rights shall include the freedom to pursue educational goals, the freedom of expression and inquiry, the right to privacy and confidentiality of records, and the right to due process as established in the Code of Student Conduct.
Is Facebook good or bad for students?
Past studies have shown that students who are active on Facebook are more likely to participate in extra-curricular activities. But, as we have also seen in the news, social media can also have a negative effect on emotional health when abused by cyberbullies who harass and torment peers.
Do schools have the right to punish students for what they post online?
Making distinctions between what students say on campus and off was easier in 1969, before the rise of social media. These days, most courts have allowed public schools to discipline students for social media posts so long as they are linked to school activities and threaten to disrupt them.
What is the most important right for a student to have?
Students and youth shall have the right to physical activity and recreation of high quality regardless of their wealth, poverty, or place of residence. Students and youth shall have the right to safe and secure public school facilities of equal quality regardless of wealth, poverty, or place of residence.
What are the disadvantages of Facebook to students?
Disadvantages of Facebook for Students
- Addiction. While Facebook brings us lots of benefits when it comes to information and news, the same social networking site could bring negative effects to the student’s education.
- Anti-Social.
- Vulgarity.
- Cyber-Bullying.
- Health Concerns.
“Too much passive use of social media – just browsing posts – can be unhealthy and has been linked to feelings of envy, inadequacy and less satisfaction with life. Studies have even suggested that it can lead to ADHD symptoms, depression, anxiety and sleep deprivation. ”
What is social responsibility in school?
Social responsibility is the ethos that informs how districts achieve their mission while improving the community, society, and environment in which they are embedded.