Teachers warned over befriending pupils on facebook etc

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Hunter Chuck Norris Posts: 26450	Report 1. Posted: Tue 24th January, 2012 @ 9:47am
Hunter Chuck Norris Posts: 26450	Experts warn of big gulf in school social networking policies, as staff use Twitter, chatrooms and emails to contact children The problems are obvious. Child protection. But to be honest I think there are more likely risks that aren't actually being addressed. For example, if a teacher befriends their pupils on Facebook, there is a risk that the boundaries between work and personal life start to blur, and before you know it, that teacher might end up almost giving virtual lessons over the internet to a select few. Not really fair on the teacher or the pupils. Worse, what happens if there is a relationship break down, some pupils, (some not so nice ones) may use that to upset a member of staff. Personal Facebook is personal. Period http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2012/jan/23/teacher-misconduct-cases-facebook?intcmp=239 Modified twice, last modified by Hunter on Tue 24th January, 2012 @ 5:43pm
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Sarah Pwned Posts: 4411	Report 2. Posted: Tue 24th January, 2012 @ 5:06pm
Sarah Pwned Posts: 4411	For goodness sake. All my friends who are teachers were told from day one, dont add students on facebook/twitter/internet/anything. Its weird enough seeing teachers out and about on the street, let alone on the internet where you can see photos etc!
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Hunter Chuck Norris Posts: 26450	Report 3. Posted: Tue 24th January, 2012 @ 5:44pm
Hunter Chuck Norris Posts: 26450	I think Leicestershire is pretty solid on this, but I kind of wrongly assume that everybody else is doing the same as us.
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Abz Camper Posts: 1519	Report 4. Posted: Wed 25th January, 2012 @ 3:53pm
Abz Camper Posts: 1519	In my old school the RE teacher added students on FB all the time and a supply French teacher gave out his persona email address in case any of us wanted him to write our course work for us! As far I as I know no one took him up on the offer but honestly... CREEPY
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Sarah Pwned Posts: 4411	Report 5. Posted: Wed 25th January, 2012 @ 6:14pm
Sarah Pwned Posts: 4411	Abz wrote: In my old school the RE teacher added students on FB all the time and a supply French teacher gave out his persona email address in case any of us wanted him to write our course work for us! As far I as I know no one took him up on the offer but honestly... CREEPY Just...what?!?
	Some people are like slinkies, Not really good for anything, But they still bring a smile to your face When you push them down a flight of stairs.
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Hunter Chuck Norris Posts: 26450	Report 6. Posted: Wed 25th January, 2012 @ 6:14pm
Hunter Chuck Norris Posts: 26450	hang on, what? He offered to write up course work!?
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Abz Camper Posts: 1519	Report 7. Posted: Fri 27th January, 2012 @ 3:18pm
Abz Camper Posts: 1519	Yup, blatantly said it in class one day. Our reaction was the same.
	Twinkle, twinkle sparkly man. I’m a vampire yes I am. I don’t believe you, no sir-e! Not when you sparkle like a Christmas tree! Twinkle, twinkle sparkly man, a vampire you are not!
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Hunter Chuck Norris Posts: 26450	Report 8. Posted: Sun 29th January, 2012 @ 10:31am
Hunter Chuck Norris Posts: 26450	I assume they no longer work there!
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Abz Camper Posts: 1519	Report 9. Posted: Sun 29th January, 2012 @ 4:13pm
Abz Camper Posts: 1519	No doesn't work there anymore, he was only a supply
	Twinkle, twinkle sparkly man. I’m a vampire yes I am. I don’t believe you, no sir-e! Not when you sparkle like a Christmas tree! Twinkle, twinkle sparkly man, a vampire you are not!
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Hunter Chuck Norris Posts: 26450	Report 10. Posted: Mon 30th January, 2012 @ 7:49am
Hunter Chuck Norris Posts: 26450	With that sort of behaviour I doubt they'll be a supply teacher for long.
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Hunter Chuck Norris Posts: 26450	Report 11. Posted: Wed 8th February, 2012 @ 1:22pm
Hunter Chuck Norris Posts: 26450	and here we have the fallout, or rather, what can go wrong (should that read "What could possibly go wrong? Derp") http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-16929442
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Abz Camper Posts: 1519	Report 12. Posted: Wed 8th February, 2012 @ 3:22pm
Abz Camper Posts: 1519	After the hearing a social media expert said teachers should set up separate sites to be friends with pupils. And that's where blurring the lines happens. I'm all for teachers being nice and funny and making lessons awesome and being there to talk to issues about, but being friends with them is going a bit too far. I've had a teacher at my old school, well teachers I should say, who encouraged us to think of then as they 'aunt' or 'uncle' if we wanted to talk to them about personal issues which just made having serious discussions with them seem to weird so I stayed away when I could have done with the help. It always back fires.
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