Former Teacher Sues For Being Fired For Facebook Pics

[teach1st]

This item is too old for me to post in education news, but it is important.

Former Teacher Sues For Being Fired For Facebook Pics
WSBTV, Atlanta, 11/11

ARROW COUNTY, Ga. -- A former Barrow County teacher is suing the North Georgia school district, alleging she was forced to step down after photos and an expletive were shown on her Facebook profile.

Ashley Payne claimed the Barrow County school district violated state labor law because she was never told she was entitled to a hearing. Her attorney, Richard Storrs, said the 24-year-old former Apalachee High School teacher was "not made aware of her rights" and should be granted the hearing

She claimed her principal said because her profile page had of pictures of her with beer mugs and glasses of wine from when she went on vacation to Europe, she had to go.

“I visited the Guinness Brewery, I went to Italy and had wine. I went to the Temple Bar District of Dublin and drank some alcohol there like any normal adult would,” said Payne.

Payne and her friends took pictures at various places across Europe. A few pictures showed her with a glass of beer or wine.

“They’re not even of me drinking the drinks and I don’t look like I’m intoxicated in any way or doing anything provocative or inappropriate,” Payne said.

Payne, an English Teacher at Appalachee High, said she was called into the principal’s office where she was told that because of her pictures and an expletive used on one of her posts that she should immediately resign.

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[Karmamama]

Just last week I had a student try to friend me. I'd already told him I do not friend students but he tried anyway.

So basically not only do we not have academic freedom, we don't have personal freedom anymore?

[GOM]

Try living in a small town. You basically have to go to another town to have a drink with dinner. Try buying Fat Bastard wine at the local supermarket and watch the reaction of students and their parents ( who you always run into) when you put that on the scanning belt.

[weatherfan]

If a school board wants to regulate your life 24/7, perhaps they need to pay your hourly rates 24/7. Might be a nice way to get a hefty raise. That admininstrator way out of line. Though PCS pays the teacher for a 7.5 hour day, most of you dedicated teachers put in way more than that, sometimes at the expense of a family or social life. Your time should be your time, and noone else's.

[Natasha]

And at the expense of our mental and emotional health.

[weatherfan]

Amen!

[Granola]

Here's the stuff weatherfan wrote:

If a school board wants to regulate your life 24/7, perhaps they need to pay your hourly rates 24/7.

Oh, pick me please! I would love to write the pacing guide for alcohol consumption! I'll be sure to include lots of research. Anyone want to join me? - I think a whole new department will need to be created. Would someone like to spend their weekends bar hopping with a clipboard in hand? Make sure we are following the "flow" of the night . . .

[Karmamama]

Here's the stuff Granola wrote:

Oh, pick me please! I would love to write the pacing guide for alcohol consumption! I'll be sure to include lots of research. Anyone want to join me? - I think a whole new department will need to be created. Would someone like to spend their weekends bar hopping with a clipboard in hand? Make sure we are following the "flow" of the night . . .

WooHoo! I'm in! Can we use the county credit card?

[weatherfan]

Gotta be careful, if we all use the county credit card, the system will crash again and we'll get another emergency connect-ed again!

[Birdie]

Here's the stuff Granola wrote:

Oh, pick me please! I would love to write the pacing guide for alcohol consumption! I'll be sure to include lots of research. Anyone want to join me? - I think a whole new department will need to be created. Would someone like to spend their weekends bar hopping with a clipboard in hand? Make sure we are following the "flow" of the night . . .

[Granola]

Here's the stuff Karmamama wrote:

WooHoo! I'm in! Can we use the county credit card?

Only if you have taken the P Card training

[Karmamama]

Here's the stuff Granola wrote:

Only if you have taken the P Card training

I'll take the training if it's during happy hour and I get my hourly rate. But we can't post any of the pics to facebook.

[teach1st]

Here's the stuff Karmamama wrote:

I'll take the training if it's during happy hour and I get my hourly rate. But we can't post any of the pics to facebook.

Nope. No posting pics of teachers doing something legal. You can post pics of admin types facilitating sweetheart deals without notifying the Board. Heck (notice I didn't say "Hell"), that'll get you a major new job!