The Facebook-related firings have begun: A teacher’s aide in Michigan was let go from her job after a school administrator demanded that she turn over her Facebook password and she refused. The aide, Kimberly Hester, is preparing for a legal showdown with the school system.

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Facebook: Employer Fires Aide Over Refusal to Give Up Facebook Password

Privacy experts have said over and over this is a BAD idea.  (The fictional “I hearby (fictionally) resign” makes a great point of shoulder-surfing during interviewing opens up possibility for discrimination cases.) 

In this case, the woman already worked for the school and a parent complained about a photo.  When she refused to hand over her password, the corp stated it would “assume the worst and act accordingly.”  

Seriously:  Facebook shoulder-surfing is turning into a modern day witch hunt.  

(via girlwithalessonplan)

Really schools? We have nothing better to do or no better methods to use to remedy these situations. What if the picture had actually been nothing and you lost a good teacher for what?

(via world-shaker)

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  18. rjccourt said: I agree, no one should have to give up their facebook password to any employer - ever. But teachers should understand that we are never really off the clock. Because we work with children we can not have an inappropriate “private” life.
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