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    This document discusses teachers' rights regarding social media use. It outlines that teachers have freedom of expression under the First Amendment for their personal social media but school social media is subject to further regulations by districts and state laws. While teachers maintain constitutional rights, school social media that is accessible to the school community must comply with district and state policies. Judicial rulings like Pickering v. Board of Education have also established that teachers can express viewpoints that differ from their district.

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    Teachers Rights:

    Social Media
    Laura A. Krcelic
    American College of Education
    EL 5753 Law and Policy
    Dr. Maria Orlando
    Social Media is growing platform
    with approximately 3.5 billion users
    worldwide

    Overview Classroom versus Personal Use

    Freedom of Expression
    First Amendment
    “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or
    prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the
    press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the
    Government for a redress of grievances” (United States Constitution, 1792).

    Constitutional
    Law
    Personal Social Media has the freedom
    of expression, whereas, school social
    media is subject to further regulations
    Statutory Law
    • Use of social media that is accessible by the
    school community is subject to district or
    Ohio Department of Education Review
    • Teachers are expected to maintain appropriate
    boundaries
    • “While maintaining their constitutional rights,
    educators recognize that when use technology,
    the words they choose and the content of their
    statements can reflect negatively on their
    positions, schools and the profession” (Ohio
    Department of Education, 2019)
    The statutes identified by the Ohio Department of
    Education are then enforced by the individual districts
    Board of Education

    Administrative
    Law
    Warren City Schools address this in the Code of Ethics
    in the Freedom of Speech in Non-instructional Setting
    Refrain from comments
    State their beliefs do not
    No discussion of that take away from the
    necessarily align with the
    individuals information “harmony” in the
    district
    workplace
    Judicial Law
    Pickering v. Board of
    Education (1968) was a
    supreme court case that
    determined that a science
    When rights have been impeded, teacher had the right to send
    judicial law is able to assess the a letter to the editor of a
    situation and whether the outcome local newspaper. Pickering
    aligned with the rights of the had been fired for criticizing
    individual or the district how the Board of Education
    allocated district funds.
    • Provided insight into the role of
    teachers expressing their
    viewpoints even thought they do
    not align with the district
    Allows
    Separation of
    educators to
    personal
    recognize
    Contribution their
    representation
    views and
    views of the
    district
    to of the school

    Professional Freedom of
    District
    policy is a
    Expression
    Practice protected
    through First
    reflection of
    the state and
    federal
    Amendment
    policies
    References
    • Hudson, D. L. (2017). Rights of Teachers. Retrieved from https://wwwmtsu.edu/first-
    amendment/article/973/rights-of-teachers
    • Mohsin, M. (2020, February 18). 10 Social Media Statistics You Need to Know in 2020
    [Infographic]. Retrieved February 20, 2020, from
    https://www.oberlo.com/blog/social-media-marketing-statistics
    • Ohio Department of Education. (2019). Licensure Code of Professional Conduct for Ohio
    Educators. Appropriate and Responsible Use of Technology.
    • U.S. Const. amend. Amendment I.
    • Warren City School District. (n.d.). Policy Manual: Professional Staff. Retrieved February
    20, 2020, from https://go.boarddocs.com/oh/warrenoh/Board.nsf/Public?open&id=policies#

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