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originally posted by: NerdGoddess
PS. Not everything is always so black and white, I could see this being an issue had the student complained that they felt they were being bullied by a school administrator publicly online, but the kid laughed about it. Typos happen. They were having a bit of fun online
-Alee
originally posted by: Annee
originally posted by: NerdGoddess
PS. Not everything is always so black and white, I could see this being an issue had the student complained that they felt they were being bullied by a school administrator publicly online, but the kid laughed about it. Typos happen. They were having a bit of fun online
-Alee
I suppose it would be better if the school called an assembly, brought this kid forward in front of the entire school (including parents) and then an authority figure ridiculed him for his spelling.
Because that's exactly what Twitter is.
Sure the kid said he was OK with it. What else was he gonna say?
originally posted by: Krazysh0t
a reply to: NerdGoddess
Technically this person had no business even talking to the kids directly. She isn't/wasn't a teacher and only a staff member. It's not her job to engage kids that way.
originally posted by: NerdGoddess
I just don't think she should have been fired for it. ESPECIALLY since he said he didn't feel attacked by it and even laughed at it.
-Alee
originally posted by: Annee
originally posted by: NerdGoddess
I just don't think she should have been fired for it. ESPECIALLY since he said he didn't feel attacked by it and even laughed at it.
-Alee
What the student felt or said is not really relevant in this case. Because it's not really about the student.
It seems the adult in an administrative position crossed a line by engaging with a student.
I suspect it was it was not a one time occurance.
originally posted by: NerdGoddess
originally posted by: Annee
originally posted by: NerdGoddess
I just don't think she should have been fired for it. ESPECIALLY since he said he didn't feel attacked by it and even laughed at it.
-Alee
What the student felt or said is not really relevant in this case. Because it's not really about the student.
It seems the adult in an administrative position crossed a line by engaging with a student.
I suspect it was it was not a one time occurance.
It's just a strange thing to me because where I live, they push for the teachers to engage the children every chance they get, it helps you figure out if somethings going on outside of school that maybe a councelor or someone could help with etc....kind of a preventative, get to know the kid, before the kid shoots up the school, kind of deal. At least that's how it seems to me.
but the teasing of the spelling was def. a gamble and she lost.
originally posted by: InstantRemedy
Absolutely amazing to me that some people go as far as saying "It's not her job to communicate with students", and that she
"Had no business communicating with a student".
Pfft. There are janitors / technicians / guards (etc...) that communicate with students, are you going to claim it's justified if they get fired for it?
originally posted by: Annee
originally posted by: NerdGoddess
I just don't think she should have been fired for it. ESPECIALLY since he said he didn't feel attacked by it and even laughed at it.
-Alee
What the student felt or said is not really relevant in this case. Because it's not really about the student.
It seems the adult in an administrative position crossed a line by engaging with a student.
I suspect it was it was not a one time occurance.
originally posted by: Annee
originally posted by: NerdGoddess
originally posted by: Annee
originally posted by: NerdGoddess
I just don't think she should have been fired for it. ESPECIALLY since he said he didn't feel attacked by it and even laughed at it.
-Alee
What the student felt or said is not really relevant in this case. Because it's not really about the student.
It seems the adult in an administrative position crossed a line by engaging with a student.
I suspect it was it was not a one time occurance.
It's just a strange thing to me because where I live, they push for the teachers to engage the children every chance they get, it helps you figure out if somethings going on outside of school that maybe a councelor or someone could help with etc....kind of a preventative, get to know the kid, before the kid shoots up the school, kind of deal. At least that's how it seems to me.
but the teasing of the spelling was def. a gamble and she lost.
She was not a teacher, counselor, or pseudo mother/friend.
After reading several websites - - it sounds like a position was created for more readily available school information via Twitter - - such as schedules, changes, events, etc.
In one article it said after this incident she was instructed to stay completely off Twitter. She didn't. She went back on posting information.
Then she's blaming the school for not instructing her properly. I've had plenty of jobs I've just been thrown into. If you want the job, you figure it out. You never use the excuse I was not trained properly.
originally posted by: NerdGoddess
originally posted by: Annee
originally posted by: NerdGoddess
originally posted by: Annee
originally posted by: NerdGoddess
I just don't think she should have been fired for it. ESPECIALLY since he said he didn't feel attacked by it and even laughed at it.
-Alee
What the student felt or said is not really relevant in this case. Because it's not really about the student.
It seems the adult in an administrative position crossed a line by engaging with a student.
I suspect it was it was not a one time occurance.
It's just a strange thing to me because where I live, they push for the teachers to engage the children every chance they get, it helps you figure out if somethings going on outside of school that maybe a councelor or someone could help with etc....kind of a preventative, get to know the kid, before the kid shoots up the school, kind of deal. At least that's how it seems to me.
but the teasing of the spelling was def. a gamble and she lost.
She was not a teacher, counselor, or pseudo mother/friend.
After reading several websites - - it sounds like a position was created for more readily available school information via Twitter - - such as schedules, changes, events, etc.
In one article it said after this incident she was instructed to stay completely off Twitter. She didn't. She went back on posting information.
Then she's blaming the school for not instructing her properly. I've had plenty of jobs I've just been thrown into. If you want the job, you figure it out. You never use the excuse I was not trained properly.
If that is the case shes incredibly foolish.
-Alee
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