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Instagram Expands School Partnership Program with New Communication Features
Key points
- Partner schools can post Stories and Notes visible only to verified students.
- New features enable schools to create clubs, teams, and channels for communication.
- The program prioritizes reports of bullying and harassment from partner schools.
- Meta launched the School Partnership Program last year.
- Reports from partner schools are reviewed within 48 hours.
Expanded Communication Tools for Schools
Instagram has introduced new functionalities for its School Partnership Program, allowing participating educational institutions to utilize the platform for more targeted communication. Partner schools can now publish Stories and Notes that are exclusively visible to their verified student populations.
New Features for Clubs and Channels
Beyond general school-wide communication, the updated program enables schools to establish clubs and teams. These can serve as centralized hubs for sharing information and upcoming events. Administrators for these clubs, as well as the overall school program administrator, can post Stories and Notes. Additionally, school administrators can create Channels to disseminate important updates to their community, which can include students, parents, and teachers.
Prioritizing Student Safety
The School Partnership Program, launched by Meta last year, initially focused on addressing cyberbullying and harassment. Under the program, Meta committed to prioritizing reports from students at partner schools, moving them up in its moderation queue. The company also promised to respond to these reports within 48 hours and provide status updates and notifications on actions taken.
Program Background
Meta's internal research has previously indicated potential negative impacts of Instagram on teenage mental health, particularly concerning anxieties about physical attractiveness and popularity. The School Partnership Program was established to help schools address issues like cyberbullying among teen users by providing a mechanism for prioritized reporting and review of content that may violate Instagram’s Community Standards.
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Instagram has updated its school partnership program, allowing schools to post stories and notes visible only to their students. This expansion also includes features for clubs, teams, and a student directory, building on the program's initial focus on prioritizing cyberbullying reports.
Instagram's School Partnership Program now allows partner schools to post Stories and Notes visible only to verified students. This update also enables schools to create clubs, teams, and channels for internal communication, building on the program's existing bullying and harassment reporting prioritization.