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U. S. News Latest National News, Videos Photos ABC News. NEA Social Networking Nightmares. Cyberspeak No Evil By Mike Simpson. Story suggested by Tami Zeitler Student member 2. Central Washington University. Want to get fired from your first teaching job Dont read this article. Seriously. Just click on to something else. Theres nothing to see here. Move along. The photo that got Stacey Snyder into trouble, because of its caption Drunken pirate. First, lets debunk the free speech myth Many teachers believe they have the absolute First Amendment right to post anything they want on social networking sites, including party pix and diatribes about the boss. After all, theyre on their own time and using their own resources. Sadly, the courts say otherwise. Thanks to Facebook and My. Mobile Software For Nokia C3-00 more. NTEB gospel tracts are bright, 4color, and printed on glossy postcard stock. On the back is laserfocused gospel presentation and invitation to the reader. Rosalia De Souza Garota Moderna Rapidshare. We have. Sojourners has the latest news and commentary on faith, politics, and culture. Space, what used to be private is now very public. And thats the problem, particularly for young teachers Some seem oblivious to the devastating consequences of posting really stupid things in cyberspace. The exploding popularity of these sites has engendered a prurient interest in teachers private lives by both school administrators and the media. Newspapers across the country have begun trolling social networking sites for embarrassing and titillating postings by local teachers. And theres a treasure trove of material to be mined The Charlotte Observer reported that an afterschool staffer from Charlotte was fired for his Facebook comment that he likes chillin wit my niggas and a suggestive exchange with a female friend. Two probationary teachers faced termination for their Facebook musings that Im feeling pissed because I hate my students, and Im teaching in the most ghetto school in Charlotte. The Columbus Ohio Dispatch ran an expose entitled, Teachers Saucy Web Profiles Risk Jobs. One 2. My. Space site about being sexy and an aggressive freak in bed. Another confessed that she recently got drunk, took drugs, went skinny dipping, and got married. Faith No More Introduce Yourself Zip' title='Faith No More Introduce Yourself Zip' />The Washington Post published a front page investigative piece entitled When Young Teachers Go Wild on the Web, quoting one DC teachers Facebook page Teaching in the DC Public SchoolsLesson 1 Dont smoke crack while pregnant. A special ed teacher wrote on her page to a student, Youre a retard, but I love you, and posted a photo of herself sleeping with a bottle of tequila. A San Antonio newspaper reported that college student Mahka posted pictures of herself in various stages of drunkenness with the catchy caption, Can U say wasted She also wrote Drinking and partying is my life. Im gonna be a high school English teacher one day. Really You think so First Amendment 1. Note that this is more than an act of charity by Boaz its an act of evangelism and encouragement of Moabite Ruths decision to join the people of. A Prayer for Marriage Restoration, help my marriage, pray for my husband, pray for my wife. The Texarkana Gazette is the premier source for local news and sports in Texarkana and the surrounding Arklatex areas. This article is number 2 in the effective small business communication series. Those first introductions can be the most difficultand sometimes the most important. Until they acquire tenure, most beginning teachers can be nonrenewed for no reason at all. Theyre not entitled to know why or to have a due process hearing. The only caveat is that they cant be let go for a discriminatory reason or in retaliation for free speech activities. Without going into the gory details, teacher free speech rights are fairly limited their speech is protected only if they speak out as citizens on matters of public concern and their speech doesnt disrupt the school. In the seminal Pickering v. Board of Education case, the Supreme Court held that its not a First Amendment violation to dismiss probationary teachers for what they say or write, if their speech involves merely personal things i. Tenured teachers, by contrast, have far greater job security than probationary teachers they cant be fired except for just cause, and they dont need to rely on the First Amendment for protection. Pickering in Cyberspace To date, there have been only three court cases involving teachers who claimed that their First Amendment rights were violated by being punished because of their postings on social networking sites. The teachers lost every case. Connecticut teacher Jeffrey Spanierman was fired because of two cyber conversations with students on his My. Space page. In one posting, he teased a student about his girlfriend, and the student responded, dont be jealous cause you cant get any lol Spanierman replied What makes you think I want any Im not jealous. I just like to have fun and goof on you guys. If you dont like it. Kiss my brass LMAO. He also jokingly threatened another student with lifelong detention for calling him sir. Pretty mild stuff, really. But a federal court ruled that Spaniermans termination didnt violate the First Amendment because his speech was likely to disrupt school activities. The court faulted the teacher for failing to maintain a professional, respectful association with students and for communicating with students as if he were their peer, not their teacher. Such conduct, could very well disrupt the learning atmosphere of a school, the court said. Tara Richardson was a mentor for beginning teachers who sued the Central Kitsap Washington School District claiming that she was demoted because of comments she posted on a personal blog. She described one administrator as a smug know it all creep who has a reputation of crapping on secretaries. Last June, a federal appeals court rejected her First Amendment argument, finding that her nasty, personal comments interfered with her job because they fatally undermined her ability to enter into confidential and trusting mentor relationships with beginning teachers. And then theres the sad tale of Pennsylvania college senior Stacey Snyder who was dismissed from her student teaching position because of unprofessional postings on her My. Space site, which she urged her students to visit. Her site included comments criticizing her supervisor and a photograph of her wearing a pirate hat and drinking from a plastic cup with the caption drunken pirate. Because she did not complete her student teaching practicum, Snyder was forced to graduate with a degree in English instead of Education. The lack of student teaching experience also prevented her from applying for a Pennsylvania teaching certificate. Snyder sued, but a federal court found no First Amendment violation. Applying the Pickering case, the court ruled that her My. Space postings dealt only with purely personal matters, not issues of public concern. The lesson from the Snyder case is this Unprofessional and inappropriate Internet postings by college students can be used to prevent them from entering the teaching profession. Seriously. Make no mistake Administrators are catching on and checking up. The Washington Post reported about a Missouri superintendent who, during interviews, insists that job applicants show him their Facebook or My. Space page. So, how would you fare in that situation If youre not sure, show your Facebook page to your mom. If shes got any concerns or problems, then so do you. Faith No More Introduce Yourself Zip' title='Faith No More Introduce Yourself Zip' />Michael D. Simpson. NEA Office of General Counsel Michael Simpson is the Assistant General Counsel of the NEA and specializes in the First Amendment to the Constitution. By Cindy Long. While educators are wise to be extremely cautious online, there are ways to use social networking sites to make connections that can enhance careers, not jeopardize them. One smart strategy is to seek out networks developed around specific professional interests. The conversations that used to happen in the hallways or teachers lounges or at conferences are now happening all the time on the Web, says Steve Hargadon, an educational technology expert and founder of Classroom 2.