OK so who thought this was a good idea? Missouri lawmakers passed a law that contains this provision: No teacher shall establish, maintain, or use a work-related internet site unless such site is available to school administrators and the child’s legal custodian, physical custodian, or legal guardian. No teacher shall establish, maintain, or use a …
Tag Archive: teachers
May 22 2010
Teacher Fired For Using “Naughty Words” Wins First Round Against City
Those of us who have gone through raising middle schoolers or who teach for a living know that of all the classes in the world, teaching Middle School Health is as thankless a task as you can get assigned to. Hormones raging, sexual experimentation occurring regularly, cliques, mean girls, immature boys: a recipe for disaster. …
Jan 28 2010
Court Bans Teachers From Wearing Political Pins? Free Speech Apparently Preserved Only For Companies
Earlier this week Federal Judge Lewis Kaplan upheld a NYC Dept of Ed regulation that banned teachers from wearing political pins in support of a candidate in the classroom. He cited the school’s need for an independent environment free of electioneering. But it is a curious decision in that just a few days earlier, his …