Teacher's Facebook

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My friend told me that there is a picture of my DD on her teacher's personal Facebook site. I checked her profile and there are photos of DD and others (without any security settings) taken at school sporting events with their school name on their sports tops. There is nothing wrong with the photos other than that the head keeps saying that, for security reasons, pictures of children are not to be posted on social media (and because of their clothing the vhilfren can be easily identified) and I'm not that keen on my DDs picture being posted without my permission. Other staff, including the deputy head, have liked the posts. Aibu that this annoys me and that I want it taken down? Any suggestions for raising it without it looking like I'm spying on the teacher?

That is absolutely not ok and even more concerning that senior staff are ‘liking’ it. All staff should know about the appropriate use of social media, particularly their personal account. If a school has a social media account, they need permission from parents to post photos. I’m afraid this teacher has crossed professional boundaries. I would email the Head. Most heads look at their emails in the holidays.

Definitely not on! E-mail and complain!

Of COURSE YANBU.

Message the teacher NOW. You can still do it, even if you are not on her friend's list. Tell her to delete the pics with your child on.

Not ok. Definitely not ok. Is the teacher fairly young by any chance? I’ve noticed it younger staff tend to overshare stuff like this without really thinking about it.

I would take screenshots too

Fuck that. You weren’t spying - you were told.

Keep an screenshot of those who have liked as well. All staff should be well aware it’s not on!

I agree with a pp that the teacher meant no harm (probably.) Don't be harsh but do tell her you want the pics removing ...

Yanbu at all. This is a safeguarding issue. I would take screenshots and email the head, mentioning which other staff members have liked the post - screenshot the list.

If you want a cover for why you looked up her profile, just say she came up as a friend suggestion or some such.

Is it definitely her personal account and not the school page?

In my school this would be a disciplinary. Not on.

A teacher from my old school, who I’m friends with on fb, does this. I’m always amazed when I see them. She’s also friends with parents and ex pupils, and posts a lot of photos of her own toddler, so it isn’t just a school account; it’s her fb account.

She posts a lot of sporting events too...

Screenshots and speak to the head and/or safeguarding lead at the school. It's completely unacceptable

It’s not too harsh Lindalee. It is a safeguarding issue and the teacher should know better, as should the other staff who’ve liked it. As others have said, take a screen shoot and email it to the Head (I wouldn’t message the teacher through Facebook). Hopefully the Head will deal with it appropriately.

Oh, and don’t worry about explaining why you were looking at the parent’s account - I would just say it was bought to your attention by a concerned parent.

YANBU The teachers I know would never dream of doing this. They’re all very careful to not reveal on SM where they work.

Many of them have even changed their name to an alias of sorts so they’re more anonymous.

Fair enough @Pud2

We’ve always been told to immediately delete any pics we take for school publications/website. Very odd of this teacher, we absolutely are not allowed to do this and we have a list of children whose parents have withheld permission for photos to be taken.

The teacher should not have had the photo on a personal camera/phone. That’s another no no.

Does the teacher have children at the school?
In the few schools I've worked at some staff have put pictures of their children and their friends up on social media.

Absolutely not ok! Screen shot everything and email the head - this is a huge safeguarding issue.

As a teacher, I cannot believe that a fellow teacher would be naive enough to think that posting such images on a personal account is acceptable. Most teachers I know have incredibly restricted social media accounts and would never dream of post anything that would identify a child. School social media accounts with consent for images to be posted are an entirely different thing.

My kids school has a very strong fb presence as they are trying to increase community reach etc. I also work at the school. We have a list of pupils that are not allowed to be photographed but all the children that take part in activities and can be photographed are regularly snapped and featured on a blog or post that they write themselves. Teachers, parents etc are often tagged in these pictures so they then show up on that persons profile too. Could it be as innocent as that?

If the teacher has taken it upon themselves to photograph and upload pictures (that is not part of school policy/outreach) then that is a very different matter.

The teacher must be pretty thick to think this okay.

Take a screenshot NOW.

Email the head and if you don't get a quick response, email the chair of governors (CoG probably checking their emails even if Head isn't)

HauGE safeguarding issue

JesBradley - I think boundaries are being crossed in your situation too if a school Facebook account is being linked to teachers’ personal Facebook accounts. It just should not be happening I’m afraid, particularly since the introduction of GDPR.

They need to come off per GDPR.

I would contact school asap via email.
whilst your dc safety might not be compromised, another child's could.
There will be somebody there to pick up the call.