Blog and Comment Policy
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Stand for Children blog guidelines
Stand for Children is committed to direct and respectful communication at all times. This is what enables us to be transparent, foster learning, and create long-lasting, accountable relationships.
In order to create a thoughtful, respectful conversation around the issue of effective education, we ask blog commenters on this site to comply with the following guidelines:
- Write from your own personal experience or cite sources that back up your statements
- It’s fine to disagree, but please do so respectfully by addressing your concerns about the issue, not the person
- Use your real name in blog posts and comments so that we can address each other directly
We are committed to maintaining a useful discussion. We will remove spam, malicious content, personal attacks, offensive language, and other content and/or participants we deem to be violating the letter or spirit of these guidelines.
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