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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][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]

Lol no. Your two brains cells are struggling here. [/quote]

How were they compelled to become teachers?

Several state courts have already ruled they're public figures. Some others have ruled they're public officials. [/quote]

And others have ruled that teachers are not public figures. You don’t seem to be familiar with the breadth of case law here. 
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These PPs are insane. Try to show one case where a court ruled its legal to publicly defame a teacher with fabricated evidence of a crime that wasn't committed. They can't.  "Public figure" doesn't mean open season. [/quote]

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