Reply to Teacher Photos Online

Forum Index » DC Public and Public Charter Schools

Reply to "Teacher Photos Online"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous]Wow, a lot of people in this discussion have a LOT of issues and obviously have a lot of skeletons in their closets - partially-clothed skeletons in compromising poses, obviously!

To all the people saying "How did OP find the photos?  A simple google search isn't enough!", well only OP can explain how she specifically found them, but seriously, I feel sorry for you guys because your kids are either already or will be running circles around you with their internet use, if you don't understand how these pics can be found!  Are you kidding me?

[b]Name of teacher + curious students + internet = If there's dirt to be found under their name, it will be found![/b]

It's stunning to me that it's a mystery to you how anyone would find these pics.  When it's happened to 2 teachers I know of, it was kids who found the pics.  Why is that suprising?  If we'd had the internet when I was in high school, I can absolutely imagine us at an overnight party looking up all our teachers on Facebook and googling them to see what comes up.  But it only takes one bored child with a smartphone or computer access to dig up a photo, and then it's viral.

Why is this so surprising to so many of you?

And to all those saying "it's privacy, it's about privacy", you need to wake up and welcome yourself to 2013.  There is a level of privacy that people deserve.  But guess what?  When you take compromising photos (and it really is ONLY about compromising photos - tastefully done clothed photos that are clearly artistic are simply not going to get anyone fired), even if you don't post them online, you need to realize you never ever know what will happen.  I've had several past boyfriends (and current DH) try to talk me into taking photos or videos.  And I always say the same thing: "Right now, everything's great and you'd never use them against me.  But who knows what could happen?" and I don't take the pics.

Everyone doesn't know that, ok, I get it.  And sometimes people are forced to take pics in absuive relationships or other situations they didn't choose and don't feel they can get out of.  And I seriously and sincerely feel for them.

But the end result is the same: once compromising photosa are captured, and especially when you or anyone else posts them online, you lose your right to privacy once they're "out there".  If I can find it by googling you or being your FB friend, that's it, privacy GONE (no matter what your privacy settings are).  And there are some fields and professions (and simply some employers, regardless of what field) who will see your compromising photo presence online as poor judgement and it will cost you.

It's reality, it's part of living in this cyber world, and you can huff and puff on DCUM all you want about firing the Walmart cashier; it won't change that you have zero control over how other people use what's online or respond to what's online if they find it.

And a last note about karma: if you think you're doing the right thing, and that you are protecting your kids and being responsible, karma is not going to come back and bite you.  Depending on the level of the photos and if kids were the ones to find them, it is totally understandable that a parent would be concerned and tell the school.  You don't get to choose other people's reactions, and if you really want to have that level of privacy, don't take the pics and certainly don't post them online![/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics