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Please be careful. I know of 2 teachers in a neighboring
disrict who have lost their jobs because of things they have
posted. They were both on the evening news and in the local
paper. One was complaining about various things at her
school. The other had posted pictures of herself, which she
must have thought were acceptable, but which her employer
found suggestive and innappropriate.

Sometimes younger teachers have different ideas about social
mores than the older, more conservative people who are on
school boards, and in district administrative positions. It
is better to err on the side of caution, because your
professional standing could be at stake.

On 8/14/09, Ooii wrote:
> I am a young teacher and recently got started on Facebook.
> I'm hoping some of you might be able to help me out when it
> comes to knowing what is and what is not okay to post on my
> Facebook page. Originally, I thought I'd just try to stay
> away from anything work-related all together and just post
> about "my life." But as a teacher, so much of my job
> is "my life."
>
> I've been posting up stuff like "made finger puppets in
> class today," which is fine, but doesn't really cover "me."
>
> Is it okay to post things like "Interesting day. Was bit
> by one of my kiddos," and stuff like that? (Without giving
> away any personal info, ofcourse).
>
> Thanks!

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