Respect, Integrity, Support, Trust, Resilience, independence
CyberSafety at the College
The values promoted by Wodonga Senior Secondary College include establishing positive relationships in a safe and caring environment; cooperation, mutual respect, acceptance and trust; being fair, friendly, supportive and honest; developing and displaying ethics and personal integrity; and respecting the physical environment. The measures to ensure the cybersafety of the College environment which are outlined in this document are based on these core values.
The College’s computer network, Internet access facilities, computers and other College ICT equipment/devices, such as student netbooks or notebooks, bring great benefits to the teaching and learning programs at Wodonga Senior Secondary College, and to the effective operation of the College. However, it is essential that the College endeavors to ensure the safe use of ICT within the College community.
Thus Wodonga Senior Secondary College has rigorous cybersafety practices in place, which include cybersafety use agreements for all College staff and students.
Cybersafety use agreement documents include information about obligations, responsibilities, and the nature of possible consequences associated with breaches of the use agreement which undermine the safety of the College environment. The cybersafety education supplied by the College to its learning community is designed to complement and support the use of this agreement. The overall goal of the College in this matter is to create and maintain a cybersafety culture which is in keeping with the values of the College, and legislative and professional obligations. All members of the College community benefit from being party to the use agreement and other aspects of the College cybersafety programme.
Social Media & Your School
Social media is a great tool to connect, collaborate and share information with your friends and community however it needs to be respected and used correctly. Social media platforms such as Facebook are used by the College to communicate important information to parents and guardians and celebrate the achievements of the students. The College moderates the comments on these posts to ensure that the platform can be a safe environment for our community.
Be proactive. If you see something you feel should be removed, flag it. Some sites will allow you to do this anonymously. Most website have a ‘report/block this person’ or ‘report/block this content’ function.
If you encounter inappropriate content online, there are a number of steps you can take:
- Refrain from responding.
- Take a screen capture or print a copy of the concerning online content.
- If you think the content is explicit, pornographic or exploitative of minors, contact the eSafety Commission
- Block the offending user
- If the inappropriate or negative comments are in regards to your child’s school or members of the school community you should also contact the school Principal.
- Report the content to the social media provider (e.g. Facebook). Providers can remove content that contravenes their Terms of Use.
For Further information visit the eSafety website: www.esafety.gov.au or take a look at how you can better use social media: Social media in the school community
Related Policies at the College
- 700 Student Engagement
- 700.5c Exiting a student from class process
- 703 Duty Of Care Responsibilities
- 711 Student Code of Conduct
- 711.1 Mobile Phones and Audio Equipment
- 808 Staff Use of ICT
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