TX: Lewisville schools proposal on Web conduct raises free speech concerns
We read:
"Angela Armstrong is proud to be a teacher and never thought twice about making references to her profession on her Facebook page.
But those online remarks could get her into trouble under a recent proposal presented to the Lewisville school district. It would prohibit employees from criticizing the district or even affiliating themselves with the school on social networking sites.
"What a disappointment to read that I can no longer affiliate myself with a district I'm proud to work for," Armstrong told the Lewisville school board at its May 17 meeting.
The second-grade teacher at Camey Elementary School said the proposed rules restrict her right to free speech and could invite a lawsuit. "Are you really willing to take on the First Amendment of the United States Constitution?" she asked....
School board trustee Brenda Latham agreed. "This is crossing a line," Latham said of the proposed rules for employees. "We can't mandate what they say or don't say on their own time with their own technology."
District spokeswoman Karen Permetti said the guidelines are being rewritten and will be presented at Monday's meeting. "The purpose was not to hinder First Amendment rights but to communicate appropriate behavior for social networking," she said. [According to whom? The school board obviously would not have a clue by the sound of their first attempt at it. They're just drunk with their petty power]
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This will invite lawsuits, as most such "standards" do when proposed by government bodies. Basically, an employer can put restrictions on your behavior if you are an "at will" employee with a few exceptions. The problem is, the GOVERNMENT cannot. And when you work for the Government, they can't prevent you from criticizing them (except for the case of Armed Forces Personnel, who aren't allowed to criticize commanders or, by extension, the commander in chief).
Yet another example of how our society is suffering from the "freedom-killing and corrosive virus" known as political correctness. The teacher should sue this bunch of political hacks out of existence.
Slavery/servitude never ended - most ppl still have to cowtow and ingratiate with the wishes and whims of employers; knowing how hard it may be to escape and find another master.
What do you think of this story? A teacher working at a Christian school was fired for getting pregnant before her wedding.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/06/09/fla-christian-school-fires-teacher-fornication-claims/?loomia_ow=t0:s0:a16:g4:r3:c0.000000:b34786076:z6
A teacher working at a Christian school was fired for getting pregnant before her wedding.
A teacher working at a Christian school was fired for violating a morals clause in her contract.
There. Fixed that for you.
moral is - don't teach at a school with bigotted morals!
"A teacher working at a Christian school was fired for getting pregnant before her wedding."
More hate and bigotry from Christian religions. Typical.
Yeah. If they keep that up, they'll get like the jews and muslims.
The woman happily accepted the pay and surroundings the school created and when she violated the beliefs she agreed to, the school terminated her contract.
This is simply contract law.
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