SOCIAL MEDIA

[Duchess]

Should schools have the authority to tell your kids what is acceptable or not to post on social media? I ask because this is actually going on across the country.

[thekid65]

I believe it's perfectly fine for schools to give advice about posting on social media, but to monitor, and tell them what they can and can't post..no, that's the job for Mom and Dad.

I'm extremely thankful that social media, youtube and cell phones were not around to capture all the stupid shit I did as a youngster for all the world to see.

[Duchess]

I'm extremely thankful that social media, youtube and cell phones were not around to capture all the stupid shit I did as a youngster for all the world to see.

I've said that very same thing to myself many times!

[SIXFOOTERsez]

You Always want to be the guy Behind the camera instead of in Front of it.
No, schools should not be able to DO anything about what kids post as long as it doesn't break any laws.
The social media groups need to police their stuff to make sure people are not violating rules and the like.
The schools should have the same freedom of speech and be able to notify parents that their crotch fruit are being assholes.

[Maggot]

My son got a detention because in the morning he goes to the gym and a bunch of other kids go so that we can go to work on time it cost like 60.00 a month but he gets a snack and runs around for 45 min before school starts.
One of the kids took a video of them playing and the principal found out and went into the device and deleted the video from the youtube account that the kid posted it to.
I did not know about that rule and none of the kids did but they wont do it again. It was an in class detention and they had to sit in a room during recess.

[Blindgreed1]

I'm torn on this one. On one hand I agree with six. Right to free speach. On the other hand, employers use social media now as part of background, so it seems monitoring social media habits is shifting towards an assessment of sorts, so maybe it's a good idea to consider it as a public forum that one can be judged by.

[SIXFOOTERsez]

Its somewhat complicated, but mostly not. One to remember, Freedom is not Free. You got the right to say anything you want in whatever venue you choose. That does not mean there will not be ramifications. DDSS, Don't Do Stupid Shit. If your fucking off from work, school or whatever and are stupid enough to post it, well thats your ass if the boss finds it. Post some derogatory stuff about the boss, or the company, or spill the beans about in house stuff on the web, same deal, thats your ass.

Lots of places, Florida for one, is a no fault state. I can fire an employee for any or no reason, simply tell they are done and thats it.
I have terminated guys for doing stupid shit and getting caught on video doing it, probably not for the last time.

From the OP, if the school has policies about what can and cannot be posted and they are available then there shouldn't be a problem. I guess it depends on what they are posting, was it something harmful? a violation of some other privacy issue? the principal scratching his ass?
Then there is the whole cyber bullying thing...

[Duchess]

Some people love social media. I was listening to CNN and there are concerns that social media makes it pretty easy for the bad people to find out quite a bit about men/women in the military, who their family members are, where they live, the places they vacation, etc. and not just in America but military from around the world.

[Duchess]

...and speaking of schools having the power to make your kids delete some of what they post, how about them having the power to photoshop your kids pix in order to make them more attractive. What do you think about that? I read about one teen being pretty pissed about it. They never asked, they simply went ahead and did it.

[FAHQTOO]

...and speaking of schools having the power to make your kids delete some of what they post, how about them having the power to photoshop your kids pix in order to make them more attractive. What do you think about that? I read about one teen being pretty pissed about it. They never asked, they simply went ahead and did it.

I read the same story. Other than blemishes and zits, they have no right to make your face what it isn't. Teenagers have enough problems with self esteem and peer pressure. I'm glad she fought back.

[Duchess]

Teenagers have enough problems with self esteem and peer pressure.

That was one of the first things I thought of. Way to make her feel like she isn't good enough as she is.

[Cutz]

What are the censoring? Like videos kids post on social media? Seeing as public schools are government buildings... I'd think recording on the premises is expressly forbidden. Deleting violations makes perfect sense to me.

[Duchess]

I can't recall the exact story that moved me to post that so I went looking for it hoping it would jog my memory, I didn't find it but when I googled principle deletes pix a shit ton of stories popped up.

Here's one example -

A high school student in California who caught her gym teacher on video rummaging through student’s belongings, possibly stealing items, took the video to the principal in the hopes he would take action.

Linden High School Principal Richard Schmidig assured her he would investigate. But then ordered her to delete the video.

Fortunately, Justine Betti had the foresight to send the video to her father, which is apparently the only reason it survives today.

[Cutz]

So she's guilty of videotaping a government employee without their consent and she should be sent to child prison. Her father is an accomplice.

[SIXFOOTERsez]

So where is it written "Thou Shall Not Fucking Ever Video a Govt employee?"
Its not illegal to video the cops doing their thing, its not illegal to have outside video cams that catch the mailman, water meter guy or the trash man. All of which are employees of some form of govt agency.
Or is it that only teachers rifling through kids personal stuff with no witnesses, warrants or supervision that can reasonably expect some level of privacy?

[Duchess]

I think he might have been bustin' my chops, Six but it's Cutz so I can never tell. Him and Hot D are two peas in a pod.

[sally]

I once walked up on the lawn guy pissing on the side of my house, if I had my phone I would have snapped a shot of that dirty bird and put it on FB.

[Maggot]

I once walked up on the lawn guy pissing on the side of my house, if I had my phone I would have snapped a shot of that dirty bird and put it on FB.

I guess that's better than him staring into your window peeling his carrot in the bushes.

[Duchess]

Social media is good for catching some dumb criminals who boast about their fucked up-ness.