tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606201113344523885.post4851953388348584237..comments2024-03-28T00:46:19.476-04:00Comments on Religion & American Law: Facebook, Religion, and Public EducationBrantley Gasawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02894338478934982958noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606201113344523885.post-8574234632814015602011-09-07T08:39:55.903-04:002011-09-07T08:39:55.903-04:00Ideally, guidlines would be set up for a public sc...Ideally, guidlines would be set up for a public school teacher's use of public social media sites. this is a hard situation though. what would be examples of some of these sites and how would this establishment unfold? i think that there would be many individuals (both teachers, parents, students, and school board officals) that would have a strong opinion of this establishment. honestly, it could take years to set up something like this. it is sad that public school teachers can't just have their day jobs and then go about their business outside of the hours of 8-4. We all know they can't, but life would certainly be much easier. I also found it so incredibly shocking what the teacher decided to include in his syallabus. that is just incredible to me. Perhaps it's me being ignorant (coming from a college and a northern ca highschool), but the professor is blantantly outlining his personal beliefs for all to see and explaining the fact that if students don't believe they should find a new teacher. aggressive.kandersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16138698451721426972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606201113344523885.post-9793167735400738872011-09-07T01:58:50.076-04:002011-09-07T01:58:50.076-04:00Allowing schools to censor their employees social ...Allowing schools to censor their employees social networking content would be a gross violation of those employees’ first amendment rights. It is perfectly acceptable to establish a code of conduct for teachers when they are in the classroom, but what those teachers say or do outside of school is their own business. The only rule regarding a teacher’s social networking content that I support is banning any communication between teachers and their students on said sites (i.e. friending each other on facebook). That kind of teacher-student contact is unprofessional and inappropriate, and disallowing it would prevent instances of students taking offense to the personal beliefs of their teachers (so long as those beliefs were not expressed in the classroom).Christopher J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04936751773005561475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606201113344523885.post-14607991148223612162011-09-07T01:51:46.879-04:002011-09-07T01:51:46.879-04:00While I agree that Mr. Buell's comments on his...While I agree that Mr. Buell's comments on his Facebook page are protected under his First Amendment rights, his actions inside the classroom are blatantly disregarding the ruling of the Everson vs. Board of Education. In this particular circumstance, the court ruled that public schools must be held to a standard of religious neutrality and may not favor one religion over another. The court decided that the need to be impartial in public education settings outweighs the teacher's right to "free exercise of religion" within the classroom, thus, Mr. Buell has clearly infringed upon his student's right to an unbiased education.Callie Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09407651994352331699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606201113344523885.post-86802741574680677852011-09-06T17:05:36.572-04:002011-09-06T17:05:36.572-04:00I believe that what a teacher puts on his or her s...I believe that what a teacher puts on his or her social networking page is up to them, however, being a teacher comes with the responsibility of being a role model. Although, this teacher did not believe in homosexuality, he should not have made it public for others to see. The students weren't born yesterday, they know how to search people on the internet, and if a teacher isn't smart enough to make their social networking pages private, that's their own problem. Further more, the internet is different than a classroom. Hanging religious symbols of a cross, and bible pages around the room is completely unacceptable, even if it wasn't anti-gay. What is hung in a classroom directly influences the students in the classroom, and making it one religion specific should not be permitted.Liz Petrillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02967100214418594203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606201113344523885.post-83723877944536796322011-09-06T15:35:34.404-04:002011-09-06T15:35:34.404-04:00I agree with Bryce's comment in which he state...I agree with Bryce's comment in which he states schools should "establish a firm set of guidelines" in reference to social networking sites. Sites such as facebook, twitter, etcetera could potentially be used as a loophole to preach religious standpoints towards one's students. I feel that teachers should either block all of their students from viewing their profile, or ultimately treat their page as a classroom related activity. Teachers should be expected to withhold standards that represent their educational establishment positively both inside and out of the classroom, and by mandating such behavior on these social networking sites, schools would be able to further minimize the issue of religion within the classroom.Ally Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15089448606997794535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606201113344523885.post-628170160307690652011-09-05T21:25:20.587-04:002011-09-05T21:25:20.587-04:00While I understand Bryce's point that “Christi...While I understand Bryce's point that “Christianity mandates that followers of Jesus Christ must witness and preach Christianity to others” I do not feel that extends to teachers within the public school system. Although his anti-gay remarks were posted on his personal Facebook account page, he, as a teacher, is expected to uphold certain standards when interacting with students both in and out of the classroom. His Facebook page is accessible to all of his students, which is ultimately encouraging his students to view his page and see his viewpoint on trivial religious issues. In my view, anything that is spoken by the teacher to students or can be publically viewed by students should not contain any religious overtones endorsing their own beliefs.Jean Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17692565128874834141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606201113344523885.post-29233827966914827842011-09-04T21:57:42.497-04:002011-09-04T21:57:42.497-04:00I do not agree with Bryce's comment that schoo...I do not agree with Bryce's comment that school districts should "establish a firm set of guidelines" regarding teachers' use of social networking sites. This would illegally restrict the freedoms of all teachers, rightfully possessed so long as these social networking sites were not specifically focused on inside the classroom. Were such regulations enforced, there would be no reason not to expand these rules to restrict what signs teachers place on their front lawns or what bumper stickers they put on their cars, all regulations which would illegally violate their rights.Harry R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14904234636407712910noreply@blogger.com