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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=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.[/quote]

Yes, teachers know that there are expectations of confidentiality. This information is reviewed many times.b what you describe is a violation of FERPA.[/quote]

I'm a veteran teacher in MCPS and the only times that my administrators have discussed social media with us are to:
a) ask us not to be in contact with students via social media, and 
b) ask us to watch what we ut up about ourselves on social media (pictures with alcohol, profanity, etc) no matter how "private" our settings seem.

I have better sense than to post personal details about my students on social media, but I'm a 40-something mom as well. Even so, I'm FB friends and IG followers of probably 200 other teachers (including those in SPED) and see countless postings with photos of students and identifying details about them. So, if this young lady is violating FERPA, so are dozens of other teachers  across the country. Doesn't make it right, but they are doing it. So man be the information isn't as well and widely reviewed as people think.[/quote]

OP here. Thanks for sharing your perspective. This is my concern. There need to be specific rules because clearly for many teachers "maintain confidentiality" is not enough. I can see how young teachers would struggle the most with this since many 20-somethings don't lead very private lives and the social norms are so different.[/quote]

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