arstechnica.com— A Pennsylvania court has rejected free speech claims raised by a student teacher whose posts and "drunken pirate" photo on MySpace cost her a teaching degree.
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No, she's not allowed to have a disgusting personal life and show it off to the children that will soon be the decision makers of the world. It can influence them negatively.
Honestly, I fail to see where this is a violation of her First Amendment rights. She was never told she couldn't post up pictures about her social life or anything like that. What a lot of you are failing to see is that there are consequences for your actions. You have your freedoms, don't abuse it out of stupidity. Honestly, I wouldn't want her teaching my kids. Especially because she just seems like another drunken college student who thought teaching would be an easy gig. There was no forethought of what consequences could come about posting pictures of your private life on a public website. It may have been different had she had privacy settings turned on, but she posted it with full intention for the public to see.Long story short.. Yes, you have the right to express yourself and do what you want. However, be aware of the consequences. You can openly say the world is flat, but you'll be treated like a moron.
She (or her attorneys) made the case about the picture, and it was not. She was making unprofessional comments about her cooperating teacher on her MySpace page and encouraging the high school students to read her page. It would be like trashing your boss publicly for giving you a bad review. There were performance issues as well. The University has to abide by FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) regulations (similar to HIPAA) so they couldn't comment at all about her academic or performance records, the "real reasons" she was being denied the certification. They couldn't counter the media hype about the picture. If they disclosed any information from her records, then she could have sued them for violating (FERPA) policy.
Closed AccountDec 6, 2008
No, she's not allowed to have a disgusting personal life and show it off to the children that will soon be the decision makers of the world. It can influence them negatively.
Closed AccountDec 6, 2008
Getting drunk is literally alcohol abuse.
tfaudyoDec 10, 2008
Honestly, I fail to see where this is a violation of her First Amendment rights. She was never told she couldn't post up pictures about her social life or anything like that. What a lot of you are failing to see is that there are consequences for your actions. You have your freedoms, don't abuse it out of stupidity. Honestly, I wouldn't want her teaching my kids. Especially because she just seems like another drunken college student who thought teaching would be an easy gig. There was no forethought of what consequences could come about posting pictures of your private life on a public website. It may have been different had she had privacy settings turned on, but she posted it with full intention for the public to see.Long story short.. Yes, you have the right to express yourself and do what you want. However, be aware of the consequences. You can openly say the world is flat, but you'll be treated like a moron.
sunhenDec 12, 2008
She (or her attorneys) made the case about the picture, and it was not. She was making unprofessional comments about her cooperating teacher on her MySpace page and encouraging the high school students to read her page. It would be like trashing your boss publicly for giving you a bad review. There were performance issues as well. The University has to abide by FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) regulations (similar to HIPAA) so they couldn't comment at all about her academic or performance records, the "real reasons" she was being denied the certification. They couldn't counter the media hype about the picture. If they disclosed any information from her records, then she could have sued them for violating (FERPA) policy.
sunhenDec 12, 2008
<a class="user" href="http://docs.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/pennsylvania/paedce/2:2007cv01660/228127/44/0.pdf">http://docs.justia.com/cases/federal/district-cour ...</a>Very interesting list of facts from the University perspective...
cannibusFeb 23, 2009
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