This is taking a bit far, aren't teacher allowed to have any innocent fun outside school

[pigletmania]

I am [shocked] that this is a story tbh, just a group of ladies having fun on a hen night in their own time, there are no children or animals involved, and nobody is having sex in the photos so what! The parents reaction is too strong, as long as the teachers teach their children well so what! So they sit at home and have no fun then! Don't tell me that they have never had any fun themselves! So teachers should sit at home watching Embarassing Bodies on a Friday and Sat night then, to have fun and laughs with their mates would be , really the mentality of some peopl.

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1389292/Disgrace-drinking-pole-dancing-primary-school-teachers-published-pictures-Facebook.html

[CantThinkOfDecentNameChange]

But funnily enough, we can't even comment on that if it happens

[CantThinkOfDecentNameChange]

As for teachers being some special part of society, "pillars of the community" then start paying them special wages which reflect this elevated status.

Perfect point.

[Feenie]

I don't have and never have had a Facebook account. I'd like to say it's because of the security, because I have recent experience of the fallout from hacking of private messages, but really it's because I can't be arsed.

And it's for 10 year-olds.

It's for 13 yr olds and over. I agree with you about the pay though, and with Goblinchild.

Comment on what, Can'tThinkofaDecentNameChange?

[frasersmummy]

do teachers sign a contract not to go out and have fun???

I am not a teacher but I am guider therefore have responsibilities for young children.. am I not allowed to go out on a hen night ?? or drink ?? or god forbid pose for a daft photo after a few glasses of wine???

or is it just the facebook thing??? should I not post pictures of me having fun?? should I just post pictures of me in a long skirt drinking tea??

honestly the world has gone mad. What teachers(or any profession) do at the weekend is not anyone's concern unless it directly impacts their ability to do their job during the week

And if the kids saw these pictures so what..??? they are pictures of their teachers having perfectly legal fun

[nokissymum]

I don't think it's so much the fact they were pole dancing or whatever, I think publishing them on fb is more the issue.

This was a private party so they should have kept it that way, posting it on fb without any security settings was rather foolish and frankly irresponsible.

[Goblinchild]

'This was a private party so they should have kept it that way, posting it on fb without any security settings was rather foolish and frankly irresponsible.'

Because they should have been aware that although they were doing what thousands of others do at a party, there are enough nosey, shit-stirring and obnoxious parents out there to kick up a fuss over nothing. It was irresponsible to give such nasty pieces of work a way in, but they have nothing to be ashamed of other than their naivety.
It's why I have a select list of FB friends, and not one parent of children I have anything to do with. Far too risky to trust them.

[Feenie]

Foolish, perhaps, but still not breaking any rules.

[pippitysqueakity]

Gd point about parent's photos (and could add comments/status with overtly racist and homophobic views) surely more responsibility towards an individual child at home, than teacher having fun on night out? Oh no, I forgot, parents have no responsibility, 'tis all teachers fault...

[RockStockandTwoOpenBottles]

I really don't understand what all the fuss is about. They're teachers, young ones at that. Are they meant to take some vow of non-drunken, non-partying, non-having a life? Seriously? Who the fuck cares what they do when they are NOT at work, NOT teaching children?

So they didn't have tip top privacy settings on the FB pages, but what fucking business is it of some begrudging old twat to go around posting pictures of these young women doing what tens of thousands 20 somethings do each and every weekend.

Fuck knows what would happen if they came on holiday to where I live. I've seen far more appalling behaviour in parents at bars with their bored, tired, crying children in tow.

They (the teachers) get paid fuck all considering what they do - is it any wonder that they need to let their hair down once in a while.

Daily Mail or not, I find it very sad that there are twunts out there who feel that they have to 'spy' and have some vendetta ( as this surely what this must be).

[pippitysqueakity]

Well said Rock stock.

[RockStockandTwoOpenBottles]

Pippity I did vent somewhat!

[onagar]

I hate the suggestion that it would be okay if they were careful not to let anyone know.

Why should they make it private? Why is it irresponsible to allow others to know that they were doing a perfectly legal thing in a perfectly legal place?

And at the end of the day the loon could have followed them to the pub and taken the pictures themselves. There is no way to completely guard against loons.

[handsomeharry]

There is no way to guard against loons but if the pictures hadn't been on FB this would be a non story.

onagar - why would you want anyone but your friends and family to see any of your photos? I don't understand the logic. This was a work's night out - there was no need for anyone to know anything about it.

Not because they were doing anything wrong but what would be the point?

Genuine question - I don't 'get' the need for self publicity which is what FB is.

[stoatie]

As the parent is obviously not satisfied with the teachers I assume she is looking for a new school for her children

[scottishmummy]

good grief.it was their own social time this is an extreme and unpleasant over reaction. capable and competent teachers should not be hauled over coals about this

this is most likely a disgruntled parent enacting a greviance

[ithaka]

My OH is a teacher and it is common sense (and professional) to not put anything personal on fb that could be used against you by the kids (he is a secondary school teacher). He doesn't have a fb account, but wouldn't in any case, due to his choice of profession. I do think these teachers have been unprofessional, but I am sure they will learn from this mistake.

[ledkr]

I often bump into a female teacher from dd's primary school,she is doing the normal things we do in clubs,drink dance flirt smoke laugh. I am always glad that she is a nice normal approachable lady doing normal things young women do. The parents are probably jealous,what do they do when they go on hen nights drink tea and watch an opera. Fb strikes again tho,when will people learn?

[shesparkles]

All it says to me is that the parent who printed off the photos is vindictive and small minded!

[echt]

My point about Facebook being " for 10-year olds" wasn't literal; I know the age limits.
Although now I come to think of it, comparing some of the things I hear about being posted on FB, makes me think I'm judging 10-year olds harshly.:o

[ledkr]

yes i aggree face book is ok but some take it too seriously and are way too open,my xh gf posted pics of her scan before x had even spoken to our children is it me?

[basingstoke]

We have all had to sign a policy which effectively makes something like this gross misconduct.

[ivykaty44]

I think the teachers should prosecute the woman or snooping in on their private lives and posting photographs of theirs that didn't belong to her - the photocopying of the photographs without permission could well stand up as she took and reproduced the photos without permission of the owner.

[Feenie]

What does the policy say, basingstoke - which bit is gross misconduct?

[Birdsgottafly]

In my contract it is any action that could be considered inappropriate. The public posting of pictures of a questionable nature, it is open to interpretation deliberatly. You know not to post on FB. I explained this in an erlier post. You are well and truelly warned about FB when you join a profession which has a regulatory body.

[onagar]

Any employer may include in a contract standards which are higher than those in ordinary society. That is beside the point though. That just means that the school could be angry at them and impose a penalty. It does NOT mean that what they did is actually immoral and it doesn't prevent them taking action against the individual if it can be shown that she was acting in a manner that might be considered illegal or perhaps counted as harassment or whatever.