OSPA Social Media Policy

To provide the best possible experience to all participants in OSPA social networking group (i.e., Oklahoma School Psychologist Association Facebook Group, OSPA Forums), we have established some basic guidelines for participation.

While this is a great medium to come together, network, and disseminate information with fellow school psychologists we must also be mindful of the information that is conveyed through our different social media outlets. By participating through our social media forums, you agree that you have read and will follow the rules and guidelines set for these groups. 

Social Networking Guidelines

OSPA recognizes that social networking sites can provide valuable outreach among member and nonmember school psychologists and facilitate interaction among school psychologists and the dissemination of information.

OSPA Social Networking Guidelines for Participants

To provide the best possible experience to all participants in OSPA social networking group (i.e., Oklahoma School Psychologist Association FaceBook Group), we have established some basic guidelines for participation.

By using this forum, you agree that you have read and will follow the rules and guidelines set for these groups. This is a great medium to come together with fellow school psychologists.

Please take a moment to acquaint yourself with the guidelines that follow. If you have questions, contact [email protected]. In order to preserve a climate that encourages fruitful dialogue, OSPA reserves the right to block access to the group for participants who violate these rules.

Social Networking Group Guidelines and Etiquette

Information posted is available for all to see, and comments are subject to libel, slander, and antitrust laws, so use caution when discussing products.

The discussions are meant to stimulate conversation, not to create contention. In drafting messages, use caution to ensure that your message is not misunderstood as aggressive or an attack on another.

Do not post anything that you would not want the world to see or that you would not want anyone to know came from you.

Avoid posting defamatory, abusive, profane, threatening, offensive, or illegal materials.

This forum is intended for discussion, not sales, so please don't post commercial messages.

In drafting your messages, keep in mind that your postings may be reproduced by others.

All NASP members are reminded they are obligated to adhere to NASP’s Principles of Professional Ethics and agree to submit to NASP’s procedures in adjudicating alleged violations of same.

NASP campaign practice rules prohibit the use of this forum to support a candidate for NASP elected office; these guidelines also prohibit the use of the OSPA Facebook Group for OSPA elections/campaigns

Please do not post research requests

Note carefully all items listed in the disclaimer and legal rules below.

Legal Information

OSPA is not responsible for the opinions and information posted on social media sites. Content in no way constitutes or describes official OSPA policy. OSPA disclaims all warranties with regard to information posted, whether posted by OSPA or any third party; this disclaimer includes all implied warranties of merchantability and fitness. In no event shall OSPA be liable for any special, indirect, or consequential damages or any damages whatsoever resulting from loss of use, data, or profits, arising out of or in connection with the use or performance of any information posted on this site.

Do not post any defamatory, abusive, profane, threatening, offensive, or illegal materials.

Do not post any information or other material protected by copyright without the permission of the copyright owner. By posting material, the posting party warrants and represents that he or she owns the copyright with respect to such material or has received permission from the copyright owner. In addition, the posting party grants users of OSPA social networking groups the nonexclusive right and license to display, copy, publish, distribute, transmit, print, and use such information or other material.

Messages should not be posted if they encourage or facilitate school psychologists to arrive at any agreement that either expressly or impliedly leads to price fixing, a boycott of a business, or other conduct intended to illegally restrict free trade. Messages that encourage or facilitate an agreement about the following subjects are inappropriate: prices, discounts, or terms or conditions of sale; salaries; profits, profit margins, or cost data; market shares, sales territories, or markets; allocation of customers or territories; or selection, rejection, or termination of customers or suppliers.

OSPA does not actively monitor the group for inappropriate postings and does not on its own undertake editorial control of postings. However, in the event that any inappropriate posting is brought to OSPA’s attention, OSPA will take action.

OSPA reserves the right to terminate access to any user who does not abide by these guidelines.