Fired for Facebook - Debate Revisited |
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A few weeks ago, we discussed the pros and cons of facebook "friendships" with students, but apparently that's just the tip of the dangers teachers face on facebook.
A NC school staffer was fired for comments made on the social networking site. Seven other district employees were repremanded for entries and the superintendent recommended that a teacher be fired as well after posting that:
she was "teaching in the most ghetto school in Charlotte."
The teacher's lawyer said she was "telling the truth" about the school, where 74 percent of students are black and 93 percent qualify for lunch subsidies to low-income families. He said the dictionary definition of "ghetto" is a part of the city in which members of a minority group live, "especially because of social, legal or economic pressure." Full story
Geez, that's just in a single district. That comes just after I read that another teacher was recently fired after anonymously posting about their school experiences on a blog. Check out Cal Teacher Blog's post on that story: http://calteacherblog.blogspot.com/2008/11/band-of-bloggers.html.
The virtual world is becoming a dicey place for teachers.
Is this a violation of free speech or should teachers keep their virtual mouths shut? Share your thoughts in the comments section.
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