Media Guidelines
News Media
Granbury ISD wishes to work cooperatively with the news media for coverage of issues and events involving the school district, its students, or staff.
Granbury ISD is dedicated to providing all students with a safe learning environment without unnecessary interruptions.
The Superintendent, his designee, or Director of Communications shall be the official spokesperson for the district.
All media inquiries should be directed to the Director of Communications at Granbury ISD Administration Building at 217 N. Jones Street, by phone at (817) 408-4006 or by email at [email protected]
Exception: Routine athletic and/or extracurricular activity news coverage can be handled by the appropriate coach/sponsor.
Please note the following guidelines for interviews with Granbury ISD:
The media request MUST be sent AT LEAST 36 HOURS prior to the requested scheduled interview time. A media request MUST be submitted for ANY interview with district or campus administration, teachers, staff, or students.
Please be on time. The administration, teachers, staff, or students will wait no longer than 10 minutes if an interview is scheduled. If no one arrives in that time frame, the administration, teachers, staff, or students will not be available again until the next scheduled time.
All requests for media coverage should come through the district's communications office. The Director of Communications will consider all media requests but does reserve the right to deny interview requests at any time.
The Director of Communications should be contacted when a representative of the media visits a campus.
If the media visits a district site without prior approval, he or she should be asked to leave and sent to the Communications Department.
Media personnel may be allowed on campus to interview staff or students during the school day with approval from the Superintendent or Director of Communications and appropriate notification to the campus or building administrator.
Cameras/reporters will not be allowed into the classroom or on campus unless the classroom teacher and/or appropriate staff members have been notified and it is determined that such a visit will not be disruptive to the learning or working environment.
Photographs or video may be taken by the media at the discretion of the Director of Communications and/or campus administrator.
Parental permission for group shots is not required but should be obtained if time and circumstances permit.
Audio or video of individual students will be allowed after prior approval is granted by the child's parent or guardian.
Oral permission by the parent is acceptable but must be followed by written permission.
Social Media
The district uses social media as an outlet to communicate with district audiences, as well as other individuals, and/or entities interested in our school district.
The district will update social media pages regularly to share information about student and staff achievements as well as other important district information.
By engaging in social media, we are able to extend district communication in an additional format; however, the goal is to refer the audience to the district website, employee as the main source of communication.
Social media pages are maintained by GISD district and campus staff and are moderated during regular business/school hours.
The intent of these guidelines is not to keep any negative or critical information from being posted but to protect the privacy and rights of Granbury ISD staff and students.
The district welcomes engagement on social media posts.
Commenting may be turned off on some posts depending on the subject and intended audience of the original posting.
The district’s social media commenting guidelines will be used as a basis for monitoring comments.
Please keep comments relevant to the original topic in question.
All posting of comments are at the discretion of the editors.
Comments are not allowed that contain profanity, threatening or harsh words, vulgar language, or inappropriate language or content. Please use words that would be acceptable in a K-12 education setting.
Comments are not allowed if they include specific allegations, a personal attack or accusations about a student, parent, employee, or community member.
Comments are not allowed if they include private information about a student, parent, employee, or community member including directory information, disciplinary issues, personal issues, etc. or are considered likely to offend or provoke others.
Comments are not allowed if they include offensive language that targets ethnic, religious, racial, social, gender, or other specific groups.
Comments are not allowed if they include spam, advertisements promoting specific services or products, or links to other sites (including special offers or discounts for district employees). Should you wish to advertise or partner with the district, please contact the Communications Department at [email protected]
Comments cannot serve electoral campaign purposes or political messages.
Participants are responsible for what they post.
Comments may not break any law, confidentiality, or copyright or encourage others to do so.
Comments cannot represent a person other than the one posting the comment.
To protect your privacy and the privacy of others, please do not include personally identifiable information such as phone numbers or email addresses in comments.
Reporters and other persons seeking responses to questions or requests are asked to send questions to the Communications Department through normal channels and to refrain from submitting questions as comments.
Anyone posting comments contrary to these guidelines may be prohibited from further participation.
We reserve the right to remove any comment at any time, for any reason, and may block the user if deemed appropriate.
All sites are monitored and inappropriate comments made by students could result in disciplinary action in accordance with the Student Code of Conduct. .
If you have a comment that is best suited for an individual message or wish to report an inappropriate comment, please email us at [email protected].
Disclaimers
Granbury ISD is not responsible for the content on external websites linked to/from social media sites.
Granbury ISD reserves the right to update these guidelines at any time.
District Social Media Directory
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Granbury ISD |
@granburyisd |
@granburyisd |
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Granbury High School |
@ghs_pirates |
@granburyhspirates |
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Acton Middle School |
@actonmiddle_school |
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Granbury Middle School |
@gmspirates |
@gms.pirates |
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Acton Elementary School |
@ActonElementary |
@actonelementary |
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Baccus Elementary School |
@baccuselem |
@baccuselem |
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Brawner Elementary School |
@brawnerelem |
@brawnerelem |
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Oak Woods School |
@oakwoodsschool |
@oakwoodsschool |
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Roberson Early Learning Academy |
@emmaelem |
@emmaelem |
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STEAM Academy at Mambrino |
@mambrinosteam |
@mambrinosteam |
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STARS Accelerated High School |
@STARSHS |