Hi, I've Used my name change name for this, only because one of my parents possibly uses this bit of the site and I don't want to be outed.
Do you post pictures of your girls on your personal social media (Fb) page? Do you think that it is appropriate for Guiders to do this? We have talked about it at district meetings and the general consensus was that it wasn't best practise. I've checked the guiding website and it says about having written permission. All the girls on the set of photos do have photo permission for social media in their starting brownies form, but this is mainly luck rather than her checking (I have six who can't be put on social media).(apparently she has asked the parents if it is ok, but not had a response from one) I generally let parents take photos at unit events and make them aware not to post them online, but if the Guiders start posting them I don't feel I can argue with parents about this. (Guider in question seems to find the new parents on Fb pretty much as soon as they start at brownies, (I would rather keep them at arms length, they don't need to know my personal life), so could then see that she posts photos.
She has already posted pictures in the past and begrudgingly taken them down when I told her to, but obviously hasn't taken in what I said or we wouldn't be having the discussion again.
I think my concerns are wide, I don't think it's professional or gives a good safeguarding impression, I don't want parents thinking it's ok to do this and I don't want her thinking it is acceptable and know that if I let her do it this time, she will do it again, maybe catching the wrong child in her photo and causing a big row for me to deal with the parent if they kick off (which they would have every right to do). I also don't get why she would put photos of them on her Facebook. (I trust her, but I don't know her friends or her privacy settings etc).
What do you all think?