SN posting photos of her "special" students on FB and instagram

[Anonymous]

The new SN teacher strikes me as very green so I googled her to find out her past experience. (The school never shares this). I found her public FB and IG and she posts photos of students including mine and some self-congratulatory humble brag crap about how tough it is working with SN kids but just seeing their smiles blah blah. She's young and I doubt she meant to come across as full of herself and condescending about "special kids." We keep a low profile online and I'm highly annoyed she did this without permission. Names of kids are not there, but they are clearly identified as special needs and attending blah blah elementary. We don't want to offend her since DC gets lots of pull out and pull-in. I feel strange saying I found your FB and IG and please take down my kid's photo. On the other hand IMO she has no right and we want the photos taken down. There's an added piece I can't go into about why we don't post our photos online. WWYD?

[Anonymous]

I have said it. Not rude. I don't understand why a teacher or anyone thinks it is ok to post another child's picture online. You can also email Facebook and ask it be removed. Sometimes they do, sometimes not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: The new SN teacher strikes me as very green so I googled her to find out her past experience. (The school never shares this). I found her public FB and IG and she posts photos of students including mine and some self-congratulatory humble brag crap about how tough it is working with SN kids but just seeing their smiles blah blah. She's young and I doubt she meant to come across as full of herself and condescending about "special kids." We keep a low profile online and I'm highly annoyed she did this without permission. Names of kids are not there, but they are clearly identified as special needs and attending blah blah elementary. We don't want to offend her since DC gets lots of pull out and pull-in. I feel strange saying I found your FB and IG and please take down my kid's photo. On the other hand IMO she has no right and we want the photos taken down. There's an added piece I can't go into about why we don't post our photos online. WWYD?

Does she identify the students or the school?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: The new SN teacher strikes me as very green so I googled her to find out her past experience. (The school never shares this). I found her public FB and IG and she posts photos of students including mine and some self-congratulatory humble brag crap about how tough it is working with SN kids but just seeing their smiles blah blah. She's young and I doubt she meant to come across as full of herself and condescending about "special kids." We keep a low profile online and I'm highly annoyed she did this without permission. Names of kids are not there, but they are clearly identified as special needs and attending blah blah elementary. We don't want to offend her since DC gets lots of pull out and pull-in. I feel strange saying I found your FB and IG and please take down my kid's photo. On the other hand IMO she has no right and we want the photos taken down. There's an added piece I can't go into about why we don't post our photos online. WWYD?

Does she identify the students or the school?

She identifies where she teachers in her "about" section so it is easy to figure out where all these kids went to school.My kid was not even aware of being photographed because many seem to be candid photos.

[Anonymous]

I would not allow anyone to photograph and post my kids pictures anywhere. I wouldn't care if she got fired either. I'd make a stink.

[Anonymous]

I would be very upset as well. Just tell her that you were made aware that she had posted your child's photos on FB and Instagram, that she does not have your permission to do so, and that she must take them down ASAP. If she is that young, she might have no idea that parents might be upset.

[Anonymous]

Totally out of line and unethical.
I would approach the principal.

[Anonymous]

I'd email the associate principal if not the principal. This is 100% unacceptable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have said it. Not rude. I don't understand why a teacher or anyone thinks it is ok to post another child's picture online. You can also email Facebook and ask it be removed. Sometimes they do, sometimes not.

I think I may do this. She is revealing confidential information by identifying the students as special needs, so maybe they will take it down.

[Anonymous]

Take screen shots and go to the principal with them. CC the district. Send all the screen shots to the other parents so they can complain to the principal too.

Don't even include the crap about keeping a low online profile or whatever to the principal. That's irrelevant.

[Anonymous]

Inform the principal. No school will allow this. She is an idiot.

[Anonymous]

OP again. Are teachers told things like this are inappropriate? Is there a code of ethics or some list of regulations? If not, I would not want to see her get in trouble. I'm pissed and if she were seasoned I'd say it's inexcusable. She is young and probably doesn't get why this is highly inappropriate and offensive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP again. Are teachers told things like this are inappropriate? Is there a code of ethics or some list of regulations? If not, I would not want to see her get in trouble. I'm pissed and if she were seasoned I'd say it's inexcusable. She is young and probably doesn't get why this is highly inappropriate and offensive.

Yes they are told posting pictures of their students online is inappropriate. People have been fired for much less at our school.

[Anonymous]

OP she is young and has spent all of her adult life communicating and over-sharing on social media.

I would talk with her and mention that you came across her FB page - its not that unusual or weird. She's done it, everyone who has a FB page has done it.

Plus FB always makes connections and suggestions for you based on your other connections so it would be totally normal for you to end up on her FB page.

Just tell her OP. Be a mom, an adult. Trust me, you are doing all the other parents a favor.

Or you could always be passive aggressive and tell the SpEd department head and she will take care of it for you.

[Anonymous]

It is a great opportunity for her to learn about privacy. I would take a screen shot, get some time w the Principal an discuss.

It is clearly a message that needs to be reinforced to all teachers.

I would also connect w facebook and make them aware. Anything shared digitally has a life of its own.