FULTON, Ill. —
A policy that would outline rules for social network use for district employees was discussed again at Tuesday’s meeting of the River Bend Community School District board of education. Though he said several of his concerns were addressed in the time since the previous meeting, board member Nick Crosthwaite again highlighted language in the policy that he feels would allow the board to overstep its bounds.
“(The board is) treading onto dangerous ground with what people are doing in their own time, in their own homes,” Crosthwaite said of a new board policy that would prohibit district employees from posting “sexually provocative” images on sites like Facebook.
Too much would be left up to board interpretation with the policy as written, he said. With termination on the table as a potential punishment for rule-breakers, Crosthwaite said the board needs to be careful.
“I’m just not comfortable with that policy,” he said.
Board president Dan Portz said that termination would only be considered if an employee refused to take down a photo that had been deemed by administration to be sexually provocative.
“We have to figure out a way to work through it,” Portz said. “(District employees) can read these policies just as well as we can.”
Crosthwaite said that his concerns about a policy that would prohibit the posting of photos showing alcohol and tobacco use had been alleviated, as only pictures showing illegal consumption of the controlled substances would be banned. The term “sexually provocative” remained his only stumbling block.
The board approved the second reading of the policies, with the understanding that the terminology in question would be reviewed by legal counsel.
In other action, the board:
• Considered bids for a new district phone system.
The new system is necessary, according to district superintendent Robert Holliday, to replace the current, 14-year-old district phones. Holliday said that phones, particularly in the high school, were becoming unreliable and ineffective.
Though several bids were presented, three were closely examined. Frontier Phone presented a bid of $55,000, and RJS electronics presented a bid of $60,000. A third bid from RK Dixon for $67,000 was also considered.
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