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s0ulchicken
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WWPALD?
s0ulchicken
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I was doing some FB stalking today, and came across my daughters kindergarten teachers page. I was able to view her pictures, and was shocked to see candids of all of the students. I had an issue earlier in the year with another mother taking pictures and posting them on a shutterfly page. When I told her I didn't want pictures of my daughter on her sf page, the other mother took them down.
I am actually pretty p!ssed to find pictures of my daughter on her teachers fb page. What do you think? Would you be okay with it? How would you approach the teacher? Am I making a big deal out of nothing?
I am actually pretty p!ssed to find pictures of my daughter on her teachers fb page. What do you think? Would you be okay with it? How would you approach the teacher? Am I making a big deal out of nothing?
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Re: WWPALD?
I would be angry. You have no clue who is able to see those pictures. If you can see them without being connected to her, that means anyone can. Frightening thought.
That seems pretty irresponsible for a teacher. I would either approach the teacher or the principal and express your concern for the serious lack of judgement and ask that any pictures of children that are put on the internet have a waiver form from the parent. Private/personal site or not, that is totally unacceptable.
I would be uncomfortable with it because you have no idea who is able to see those pictures. I would also be questioning her judgment in other areas if she thought posting pictures of other people's children online was okay.
If I were you I would probably try to approach her in person, asking her to remove them and advising that she may want to remove pictures of other children as well because not all parents are comfortable with pictures of their children being all over the internet.
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This. I am super twitchy about stuff like this so I don't think you're overreacting at all. I think going to the teacher first with the assumption that she is ignorant of this being an issue is a good game plan. I'd be non-aggressive but very clear that posting pictures or information about my kid without my permission is just not ok.
This. And if it's a public school, I think it's actually against the law to post pics w/o signed parental consent. I agree with talking to the teacher, but the principal also needs to know.
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You probably had to sign an agreement form to have pictures on the school website, classroom website etc. Usually we give them out at the beginning of the school year. Your school might not update them year to year so its something you could have signed in kindergarten. I find it very odd that she would have them on her personal facebook but...
Try to remember if you signed anything and if so, ask that your child be taken off the ok to publish pictures list. You should contact the teacher and the principal so they have the correct information on hand.
If you didn't sign a consent form in the beginning of the year, I would be livid! I think most schools and teachers know that they need consent but you never know.
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Wow. I am not on FB but things like this give me the willies. Its enough to make me want to home school, for goodness sake.
PPs were right on, and I'd suggest a 2-pronged approach of (1) going to the teacher, as it is her page and her responsibility, and on a parallel track, (2) notifying administration (as there is a chance this is something not limited to your teacher that the administration should be on notice of).
And if those pics were not down within 24 hours - in the absence of a signed release that applied to her posting things on her personal page (which I assume this was) I'd use the magic words "cease and desist" and tell her you were considering seeking redress for an invasion of privacy.
Have I mentioned this whole topic gives me the willies? I like being a social media Luddite sometimes.
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Thank you all for your thoughts and experiences. The more I think about it, the less okay I am with the whole situation. DH and I discussed it, and I am going to send her an email ccing the principal. It is not just my daughter, but all of her classmates as well. Her teacher seems like a really great lady, but I am super concerned about this lapse in judgement. Thanks for making me feel like less of an alarmist!!
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I'm with everyone else. That is NOT ok, for a number of different reasons, some legal. I would contact both the teacher and administration about the issue, and take it further if it's not dealt with immediately.
We have tried to make it very clear to our family and friends that NO ONE is allowed to post pictures of DD on the internet. Period. We are her parents and will make all picture posting decisions. It's amazing how some people think that it's ok to post pics of others kids, and worse, tag them with their names.
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She is soooo not ancient Mrs.Rice! I am still just dumbfounded that she found this acceptable at all.
I sent her an email, and cc'd the principal this morning. I haven't heard anything from either of them yet, but I am sure I will before the end of the day.
DH got on and looked at the pictures also, and for such a laid back guy, he was really irked. He even pointed out that in some of the pictures, students were wearing name tags with both their first and last names clearly visible. She has been a wonderful teacher for my daughter, but now I just have such a bad taste in my mouth over it all.