We are living in an age where social media and AI are becoming increasingly common ways for students to communicate and interact. Unfortunately, we are seeing situations where students are using these platforms to communicate in negative, hurtful, or threatening ways.
Please take some time to talk with your child about the serious implications of posting or sharing negative, threatening, or inappropriate messages, images, or other content online. Students may believe that something posted online is private, temporary, or “just a joke,” but digital communication can be shared widely and can have lasting consequences.
When online conflicts involve our students and disrupt the school environment, they may become subject to school discipline, even when the original communication occurred outside of school. In many cases, these conflicts are unnecessary and can be avoided by choosing not to respond, post, or share hurtful content.
Please remind your child to think carefully before posting or responding online: If you would not say it respectfully to someone in person, it probably should not be posted online.
Thank you for partnering with us to help our students make responsible choices and maintain a safe and respectful school community.
AMS Digital Citizenship Messages
- Post with purpose.
- Pause before you post.
- Delete doesn't mean gone.
- Screenshots last longer than apologies.
- If you wouldn't say it face-to-face, don't send it.
- Don't turn a digital conflict into a hallway conflict.
- Your phone may be at home. Your digital footprint isn't.
