Schools examine Facebook policies
Schools aim to clarify social rules
Teachers in Weymouth, Foxborough, and Norton can’t be “friends’’ with students on Facebook or other social networking sites, and a number of other school districts south of Boston are considering a similar ban.
“I don’t want my kids to know what their teachers do after school or on the weekends,’’ said Sean Guilfoyle, chairman of the Weymouth School Committee. “This not only protects the students, but it also protects the staff. It allows them to have a personal life and not worry about what’s being posted when they’re talking to their families or friends.’’
Cohasset, Hingham, Milton, and Randolph are among the communities working on Facebook policies for school staff, inspired in part by “model’’ rules on the
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