Ogden School District may be one of the next districts to propose a policy that would ban students and teachers from connecting on sites like Facebook and Twitter.
Granite School District officials already proposed a similar policy in hopes of preventing inappropriate relationships between students and teachers or other faculty members.
"The Ogden School District does not encourage personal relationships between teachers and students that involve Web sites like Facebook, MySpace, Twitter or texting," said Donna Corby, district spokeswoman.
"If a teacher wants to show support of a student, they can definitely do that through the PTA, booster club, or go to a basketball game, as long as it is large group activities," she said.
The proposed policy for Granite School District provides a loophole for teachers' sites that are educational and not personal.
Corby said district officials plan to watch the community's reaction to Granite's proposed policy and then come up with something that is "consistent, fair and applicable to the situation."
"We applaud Granite for stepping out, and we look forward to reading its policy," she said.
Meanwhile, Weber School District has a Web site that encourages parents and students to connect with teachers through Twitter as a way to engage students, promote writing and improve communication in the classroom.
The sites are for educational use, not for personal use.
The Weber district Web site claims there are 34 district tweeters, with 14 active and MarLon Elementary being the newest tweeter.
Davis School District has in place a professional code of ethics for educators that includes two statements that teachers must comply with as role models for students.
"Each year, teachers are given a copy of a handout called 'Ethical conduct for professional educators,' " said Shauna Lund, district spokeswoman.
That policy can be found on the district's Web site.
The statements include: educators will "not solicit, encourage or consummate an inappropriate relationship, written, verbal or physical, with a student or minor," and "not make inappropriate contact in any communication -- written, verbal or electronic -- with minors, students or colleagues, regardless of age or location."
Also, for at least two years, districts in the Top of Utah have had policies concerning the use of cell phones in schools.
Davis and Ogden school district discourage students from using cell phones and other electronic devices during school time.
All schools in Davis district must have a policy concerning cell phone use.
Corby said students are definitely discouraged from using their cell phones, "because we want them to concentrate on their education."
Updated 11:52 p.m.
Ogden School District considers policy to ban teachers, students from connecting on social media sites
Ogden School District may be one of the next districts to propose a policy that would ban students and teachers from connecting on sites like Facebook and Twitter.
Granite School District officials already proposed a similar policy in hopes of preventing inappropriate relationships between students and teachers or other faculty members.
"The Ogden School District does not encourage personal relationships between teachers and students that involve Web sites like Facebook, MySpace, Twitter or texting," said Donna Corby, spokeswoman for the district.
"If a teacher wants to show support of a student they can definitely do that through the PTA, booster club, or go to a basketball game, as long as it is large group activities," Corby said.
The proposed policy for Granite School District provides a loophole for teachers' sites that are educational and not personal.
Corby said district officials plan to watch the community's reaction to Granite's proposed policy and then come up with something that is "consistent, fair and applicable to the situation. We applaud Granite for stepping out and we look forward to reading its policy."
Meanwhile, Weber School District has a Web site that encourages parents and students to connect to teachers through Twitter as a way to engage students, promote writing and improve communication in the classroom. The sites are for educational use, not for personal use.
Also on the Weber District Web site, it claims there are 34 district tweeters, with 14 active and MarLon Elementary being the newest tweeter.
Davis School District has in place a professional code of ethics for educators that includes two statements that teachers must meet as role models for students.
"Each year, teachers are given a copy of a handout called 'Ethical conduct for professional educators,'" said Shauna Lund, spokeswoman for the district.
That policy can be found on the district's Web site.
The statements include educators will "not solicit, encourage or consummate an inappropriate relationship, written, verbal, or physical, with a student or minor," and "not make inappropriate contact in any communication -- written, verbal or electronic -- with minors, students or colleagues, regardless of age or location."
Also, districts in the Top of Utah have had policies concerning the use of cell phones in schools for at least two years.
Davis School District and Ogden School District discourage students from using cell phones and other electronic devices during school time.
All schools in Davis School District have to have a policy concerning cell phone use.
Corby said students are definitely discouraged from using their cell phones, "because we want them to concentrate on their education."
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