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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I could see this being a thing that teens/tweens just think is absolutely hilarious, but it also sounds like they went entirely too far with it. You can parody your teacher’s manner of speaking or their assignments. You can’t call them pedophiles. I hope the teachers unions come down hard on this and advocate for hard rules on no phones in the classroom. It will protect themselves and the kids too. Such a no brainer but everyone wants to make it sound like the most difficult thing ever.[/quote]

No, you CAN’T parody your teacher. That’s also not okay. I see how that’s not as serious as the TikTok issue, but it’s a slippery slope.

Teachers shouldn’t have to deal with any of this. Dangit. The job is already ridiculously hard without this. And stop expecting teachers to police phones. YOU are the parent. YOU police your child and YOU come down hard on them when they use the phone inappropriately. We can’t expect teachers to fix all of society on 60K and no sleep. [/quote]

Of course you can parody a teacher. That's protected speech.[/quote]

May be legal, but still not okay.  [/quote]

Parodying a teacher is absolutely fine. They're public figures from the perspective of the students. It's no different than you parodying a politician.[/quote]

And now we know why teachers are fleeing.

No. It isn’t absolutely fine. Not at all. I don’t care if it’s legal. If I found out my child was mocking a teacher, I wouldn’t need the court system to penalize them. I’d be doing it myself. Harshly. 
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Ever watch late night TV? They're parodying public figures in their monologues/acts all the time.[/quote].

Teachers are not public figures.

Head of the local school board, maybe.  Some random fourth grade teacher?  No.[/quote]

They are clearly public figures to kids in the community. Don't be ridiculous.[/quote]

DP. This is a remarkably dim argument. I suppose you also believe that since every toddler considers their mom a major star, all moms are celebrities and therefore subject to the laws that impact celebrities. I know you don’t have a lot of brain cells to rub together but try to use the few you have. [/quote]

Teachers took jobs that inherently put themselves in the public eye.[/quote]

I didn’t think I’d have students posting predatory profiles in my name. Or posting AI-generated images of my face in pornographic situations.

I was a bit busy worrying about curriculum and classroom management.

I openly tell my students not to go into education now, as do most teachers I know. I don’t know who is going to be brave enough to teach in the future. [/quote]

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