Communication Guidelines Professionalism is expected when creating and joining Slack channels, participating in discussion forums through The Hub, participating in academic and social discussion, and via posts, comments, questions, and responses to others. The creation of new channels and/or discussion topics is encouraged only when there is not an existing channel that covers the topic or interest. The creation of private channels is reserved solely for BloomTech staff and instructors. The naming of channels and content within is expected to be professional and in line with the policies and procedures found in the Code of Conduct. BloomTech reserves the right to delete Slack channels, Hub forum discussions, and content (posts, images, emojis, threads, questions, comments, and responses) that are not aligned with our mission, values, Catalog , or Code of Conduct. Additionally, inappropriate behavior on Slack, Zoom, The Hub, and other BloomTech platforms includes, but is not limited to: ● Calling attention to all community members using the @channel or @here function without explicit permission given by staff ● @’ing, and/or otherwise harassing, bullying, being disrespectful, inappropriate, or unprofessionally calling out individuals (Learners, staff, and instructors) ● Failing to follow the directions of staff or instructors (for example, continuing to post when directed not to) ● Being a disruption to the community ● Being disrespectful toward others (Learners, staff, instructors, and the school) ● Providing feedback in ways other than directed (for example, in channels outside the scope of where feedback was directed by the school) ● Spamming Learners, staff, or instructors ● Shopping for different answers (for example, sending direct messages to multiple staff and/or instructors about the same issue after already having received an answer) ● Using channels for solicitation/marketing of a personal business or for personal gain ● Misuse of channels - using channels for something other than the intended purpose ● Posting political content in channels other than #politics Conduct on Camera While the following expectations described here are primarily for Zoom interactions, they may apply elsewhere in the program. Page 28 of 58 REV 10/31/2022 This catalog applies to all students other than those who reside in CA, CO, GA, TX, and DC who have their own catalogs.