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"Friending" Students On Social Media, Charles J. Russo
"Friending" Students On Social Media, Charles J. Russo
Educational Leadership Faculty Publications
The use of social media, particularly services such as Facebook and Twitter, has grown exponentially in recent years. Yet to date, relatively little litigation has arisen around the issue of teachers and other educators engaging in questionable or inappropriate use of social media when communicating with students. Even so, parental complaints do arise when teachers share inappropriate communications with students through social media. Consequently, as social networking continues to increase, school business officials and other education leaders should devise policies to help deal with this growing trend.
Given the widespread use of social media, this column examines emerging legal questions …
Has Teacher Tenure’S Time Passed?, Charles J. Russo
Has Teacher Tenure’S Time Passed?, Charles J. Russo
Educational Leadership Faculty Publications
A recent trial court order (Vergara v. State of California 2014), which Governor Jerry Brown has already appealed (Nagourney 2014), has sent shock waves through the ranks of teachers and their unions because it threatens what is perhaps educators’ most cherished prize: tenure.
In Vergara, the court invalidated five statutes addressing tenure, procedural safeguards relating to teacher dismissal, and seniority as violating the equal protection clause in the California constitution. The court ruled that the challenged laws “impose a real and appreciable impact on students’ fundamental right to equality of education and that they impose a disproportionate burden on poor …