Mental illness jokes

[meMillyme]

I am a secondary school TA. I have just found my work mate (a maths teacher) has been re-tweeting ?jokes? about mental illness. I?m disgusted with her. Should I approach her directly about it? Or am I overreacting? Help!

(I?m quite willing to be told if I am being unreasonable by the way)

Im quite partial to the odd un-PC jokes. But I two people I hear them from and would only share them with, behind closed doors.

A teacher, tweeting mental health jokes via twitter is disgusting. Do her students see? Its horrendous how judged, stereotyped and misunderstood mental health issues are. Let alone a teacher of all people, mocking it for our next generation to see.

Depends on the jokes. Are they funny?

Note: I have many and varied mental illnesses. I find such jokes very funny, usually.

Well her profile is public....

YANBU
Appalling and unacceptable.
Do teachers have a professional code of conduct?
I would report the teacher.

I think twitter is unreasonable.

Tee - no, they aren't. Not even witty.

Ah well, in that case, have a word. "Not only are those joke offensive to some, they aren't even funny. You look like a twit."

Or, you know, something nicer.

I agree with OHforDuckscake.
I too can smile at some very un-pc jokes, in the privacy of my own family or close griends, but, as a teacher, she should know better than to do that publically. Perhaps, if you feel strongly, you should tell her you find them offensive, and that she should remember that anyone can see whatever she puts on Twitter, so, if you are offended, then it's quite possible other people will be too.

I often find those that resort to calling others Mental are not very Mentally well.

Behaviour can be described as odd, unusual, angry etc, no need to describe it as mental or unhinged.

YANBU.

if its a few jokes, ignore.
if its a campaign, speak to her line manager or ideally, your own union representative.

I would speak to her and explain the trouble that she can get into.

There is a professional code of conduct and she shouldn't be doing that on a public profile.

Difficult to judge as i don't know what the 'jokes' are.

Has she mental health problems herself because sometimes it helps to have a laugh and certainly helped me and my brother in times past.

Lmao puds

Yanbu

There should be advice/rules in your E.Policy about public profiles.

I would tell her that hers is public (in case she's unaware) and then gently point out that perhaps her sense of humour could compromise her job unless she tightens her security settings.

Tell your workmate that the chances are,her,or some other close relative might get it soon.
At worst,it might make her stop and think.
At best,it might just stop her.

YANBU. She is being very unprofessional.

YANBU. Would she be equally happy to make "jokes" about physical disabilities?