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Re: Educator requested to remove her profile on Facebook by employer
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2008 10:49:19 -0400
Begin forwarded message: From: Art Wolinsky <awolinsky () 3dwriting com> Date: October 7, 2008 8:37:38 AM EDT To: dave () farber netSubject: Re: [IP] Educator requested to remove her profile on Facebook by employer
The only thing wrong that teacher did is to choose the wrong district in which to teach. While there is precedent for firing educators based on the content of their social networking profiles or online actions, there are no grounds for any kind of action for simply having a profile, especially in the absence of any policy. Even if there was policy, it would probably not stand a legal challenge. I know as an association officer for many years, I would challenge any such policy before it even had a second reading.
Contrast the stone age attitude of this school's administration with that of the Philadelphia's Science Leadership Academy where teachers are encouraged to use social networking and friend their students. Even the National School Boards Association recognizes that social networks are important educational tools and encourage schools to use them in educational pursuits.
If the administrator acts this way based on a parental complaint, I can't wait to see the reaction when one of his students puts up a fake profile mocking him.
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