Social Media

Mesquite Independent School District (MISD) strives to make our online platforms safe and beneficial for all ages. Our social media pages provide information of public interest to students, parents, and other district stakeholders. We encourage community members to engage with us, share thoughts and questions, share our posts with their networks, and comment on our posts regarding the posted topics.

Staff, students, parents, community members, and visitors are encouraged to:

• Use good judgment in commenting and sharing information

• Be respectful and supportive of others

• Be a positive role model for students

• Be mindful that children use our social media websites

The page administrators reserve the right to remove comments that violate district policies or do not adhere to the following guidelines. Content is designed to be appropriate for all users, regardless of age. Comments left on the page should follow the same guideline. The terms of usage may be updated at any time without prior notice. Comments are solely the opinions of the users who post them. The district takes no responsibility for misinformation included in user comments.

Comments are welcome and encouraged. However, comments may be removed if they:

• Do not pertain to the topic of a specific posting made by the page administrator.

• Identify individual students or staff in defamatory, abusive or negative terms.

• Contain abusive or inappropriate language or statements.

• Remarks that are racist, homophobic, vulgar, sexist, otherwise discriminatory, or attempt to incite others to engage in inappropriate or illegal activity are not permitted. Statements that are likely to offend or provoke others are also not allowed. Staff and students posting to the page must adhere to the district’s policies and guidelines on the appropriate standards of conduct.

• Do not consider others’ right to privacy. The District is charged with protecting the privacy and rights of its students and staff.

• Violate any Mesquite ISD policy.

• Violate U.S. fair use or copyright laws.

• Promote or advertise a service or product.

• Contain links to other websites that violate these terms of use.

• Contain political information, positive or negative, including information regarding Board of Trustees elections.

Violators of our community standards may have their comments removed from MISD social media platforms. Continued violations of this policy may prompt MISD to block or further restrict an individual’s ability to comment on, or engage with, our official social media platforms. MISD also reserves the right to delete comments and block users from commenting if they violate our community standards.

Please be advised that MISD neither endorses nor condones advertising messages that may appear on your social media platform or alongside MISD content. Neither MISD nor the district’s social media page administrators have any control over such advertisements.

Thank you for doing your part to create a positive social media experience in our community.

Public Information Notice

Citizens and members of the media are asked to submit requests for information through established channels rather than post requests as comments on the district’s Facebook page. Requests for documentation left as comments will not be processed. To contact the Communications office, call 972-882-7404. Public information requests pursuant to the Texas Public Information Act may be made by following the instructions found here.