http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/02/06/sunday/main7323148.shtml
This is an article that I found on the CBS website. It is an article about a high school English teacher named Ashley Payne. She went to Europe on a summer vacation, and had a picture up of her holding a glass of wine, as well as holding a beer. One day she was called into the principals office where he proceded to ask her if she had a facebook. Apparently her photos, that happened to be set to private on her account, were seen by one of her students parents who then complained to the principal. The principal gave Ashley two choices, either resign or we will suspend you. Ashley resigned.
I think that this story is very over the top. She is of age, and legally allowed to drink alcohol, thus should not be punished. The fact that her photos were set to private on her account is also puzzling. It goes to show you that even though your facebook account settings say that your information is private, that may not necessarily be the case. If one of your friends makes a copy of the photo, then it is no longer private because they can do with it what they want, or their settings may not be private.
This is a case where facebook and the internet has taken away privacy, and in this case it had very negative consequences for Ashley Payne.
I agree and think that the school over-reacted to the pictures. Like you said,"She is of age, and legally allowed to drink alcohol, thus should not be punished." The internet and Facebook did take away the aspect of privacy, which she thought she had, and ended in the loss of her job.
ReplyDeleteI too think that the school overreacted to this situation. The pictures that the teacher had online did not attack the school in any way, and like you said, she is of legal age to be participating in alcohol consumption. It is her business what she posts on Facebook, not the school's. That is why most people have a Facebook, to allow them an opportunity to escape their daily lives.
ReplyDeleteI think that she should not have been fired, but she also shouldn't posted the photo. You know when you decide to be an educator that you are a role model for your students. You need to be setting a good example for them both in real space and online.
ReplyDeleteI think that this is stupid that the teacher was punished for something that was perfectly legal. If she wasn't of age then she would have deserved to have been punished, but she was of age. This angers me because why would a student's parent be looking at one of the teachers facebook pictures? Did the parent take into account that Ashley Payne is a person who is trying to make a living as a school teacher and is now out of a job? I understand the parent is looking out for their child but maybe they should be more considerate of other peoples lives.
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