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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m not on twitter but wasn’t it common to block someone on Twitter if they were being obnoxious, disruptive or bullying? Seems likely that’s what happened here.  I get a public entity is different than a private one but they should still be able to block users who are disruptive or harassing.  [/quote]

Yes, and yes. And was this even an official MCPS Twitter account?[/quote]

Yes, it was an official MCPS Twitter account, labeled as such and run by staffers.[/quote]

Where is it "labeled as such"? The description says "A safe, affirming professional & social network for MCPS staff who identify as part of the LGBTQIA+ community. Resources & reminders for MCPS schools & offices." That sounds like an unofficial account that people started amongst themselves, not something that MCPS Comms runs.[/quote]

If it's run by MCPS staff and labeled as an MCPS-affiliated account, that makes it an "official" MCPS account. You can't redefine "official" as only being the accounts that MCPS Comms runs.

And clearly, even though Comms didn't run it, their policy allowed for these staff-run accounts, which is why they had to amend the policy to instruct staffers not to block users based on viewpoint discrimination as a result of this settlement.

MCPS has admitted it was wrong and is making policy changes as a result. Not sure what point you're trying to prove here.[/quote]

MCPS should have made it staff-only, then this would not have been an issue. They can have internal accounts all they like. It's when they make public accounts, that they can't discriminate based on viewpoint.

They should know this, given the very prominent case with Hogan on a similar issue. Especially MCPS Comms should know this.

Just another MCPS mess-up that cost the taxpayer more money. Just like outgoing superintendent McKnight getting a $1.3mln golden parachute even though she was fired for incompetence (mishandling of the Beidelman case).[/quote]

It seems like the Twitter is run by 1 teacher, Ms Astor, I feel like this was a settlement out of convenience not actual wrong doing on MCPS part. It's not even listedon the official MCPS LGBTQ+ Information page.[/quote]

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