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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When my DC was in middle school couple of years back they recorded a fight but did not post on social media. They did share the video with friends. My DC was reprimanded for recording the fight and asked to delete the video. I now think it was to protect the principal and the school’s image more than anything. [/quote]

No. It’s not. There isn’t a conspiracy theory.  We want to discourage (teacher here) this type of behavior. If we normalize it, then any video out there will become a record of someone’s behavior.  I personally tell my students to never ever share.  #1.  You don’t know the whole situation.  #2 Video can be edited and posted to show an entirely different story.  #3 what stays 
 on the internet is forever. #4 now you are in trouble too!  It’s a tenant of digital literacy to be mindful of what you share. Please remind your kids about the importance of social media and cell phone safety.  They really don’t want today’s mistakes (really learning experiences) to affect them possibly down the road. [/quote]

Well when you (teachers and the administration) start doing a better job of protecting our kids while in your care, I'll wholeheartedly support you in this digital literacy load of crap you just spewed. Until then, I totally believe that you all are just trying to CYO. You can't even make the students put their phones down during class in fear of them attacking you.[/quote]

This is true. Another teacher here. Yesterday a student said FU to me during class because I asked him to remove his phone from the desk and put it in his backpack. And he refused to put his phone away and there was nothing I could do because there are literally no rules at my hs. Admin does absolutely nothing [/quote]

Why don’t you parent your little jerks so they don’t do this? [/quote]

That would be a start. But teachers aren't the parents so they can't "parent"[/quote]

But apparently to Dawn on this site, it’s the teachers” fault. Can’t have it both ways.  Parent your kids people! Then we will have safer schools. [/quote]

I guess I'm the Dawn (whatever that means). I would love it if kids were parented better. I would LOVE it if teachers had control over their classrooms and lunchrooms. But as things stand right now, the teachers' hands are tied when it comes to disciplining the actual offenders (the violent kids) so they want to punish the kids who shine the light on the issue by teaching them "good digital practices."

1) we all know that doesn't translate into real world. Living with phones and no privacy when you're outside of your own home is just the new normal.
2) as long as the administration (and some teachers) are not doing enough to protect the non-violent kids, I will advise my kid to film anything violent that happens around him.

I'm sorry you can't see how I'm supporting both teachers AND my kid, but I am.[/quote]

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