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Teacher in Atlanta fired over Facebook page

This former teacher taught in Georgia.

Former teacher Ashley Payne is fired from her school district after posting racey pictures to her facebook page.

Lots of insight about the fired-over-facebook issue.

this is a video that tells teachers what can get them fired.

Is "friending" students inappropriate?

In my opinion, I think that it is inappropriate for teachers to "friend" their students. Inappropriate seems a little harsh to say but I do think that its better safe than sorry. Maybe once the student has moved on to high school and college it is okay to accept a friend request from them but even still whatever you post on the internet, you do it at your own risk.

I agree with Ashley, only I still think that even in high school I feel that teachers and students should not interact with one another unless it is school related. It seems that more often today teachers are getting fired or in major trouble by having some sort of relationships with there students. I know it doesnt just happen because they might be friends with them on facebook or something like that, but like Ashley said, "its better safe than sorry" and just stay away from temptations.

This is an interesting article about school reforms that took place in the D.C. area but similar situations are happening across the country. It is good to know that people are standing up to injustices towards teachers. Many teacher have been laid off in the name of budget cuts... but is that justifiable? There still must be good reason for "ousting" a teacher. "Reform doesn't mean changing things just because you feel like it," said the PTA president. Reform should be considered to better the education process with students and teachers as the main constituents.

Really good website that provides everything you need to know for student safety. Beneficial even if you are not a teacher.

This article was posted earlier today on MSNBC's website. The author completely disagrees with teachers being involved with students on facebook at all. He states that Facebook is "a minefield for school districts".