Teachers on Facebook and night out

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I’ve name changed for this, my friend was showing me photos of her children’s SLT (Dep Heads, other teachers) out on a night out in a City. She’s friends with one of the Teachers on Facebook.

There are photos of them enjoying a night out, doing shots etc and this Teacher is friends with a number of parents on Facebook.

AIBU to think it’s probably not appropriate to share these sort of photos on Facebook?

It is titled like a pre back to work night out with a number of parents commenting things like ‘are you ready?’.

Im not saying don’t go out but not sure how appropriate it is for teachers to be sharing like this on Facebook.

Quite simply because some people will make a judgment.
They might object to drinking or assume drunken behavior or a whole host of other reasons. The best way to avoid these situations is to keep your private life separate from ones work-life.

It's always best to be discreet rather than blithely carrying on.

I can't see the problem with teachers having a night out or posting it to Facebook for their friends to see. If they are teaching my kids I can't really blame them for wanting a drink (or several) 😬

The lives of teachers (or anyone else for that matter) should not have to be overly restricted because some judgemental arses might object. They have no right to sit in judgement of someone engaging in perfectly legal, reasonable and relatively typical behaviour.

The behaviour described here doesn't contravene the teacher standards and any SLT worth their salt would not entertain any comments or complaints from a overly judgemental and misinformed parent.

Quite simply because some people will make a judgment.
They might object to drinking or assume drunken behavior or a whole host of other reasons. The best way to avoid these situations is to keep your private life separate from ones work-life.

What situation? What has happened? Someone with outdated views and a stick up their arse disapproves of your night out? I wouldn’t call that ‘a situation’.
I’m sure there are people who still disapprove of unmarried mothers too - probably the same type of people that disapprove of nights out and drinking - should a teacher who’s FB states ‘engaged’ or ‘in a relationship’ keep photos of her family off there too lest someone realises, shock horror, she’s had a child out of wedlock?

Out of interest are TAs, business managers, office staff and MDSAs also not supposed to post such pictures, or is it just the teachers?

The teacher is BU for having parents as friends on FB.

You are BVU for judging an adult having a night out.

It's a good idea for all people in all roles to moderate what they put on social media.
That will guarantee no one will take offense and no one will lose their job or face disciplinary action from their respective employers.

If those social media posts are about something illegal or something a reasonable person would find completely unreasonable then yes.

If it's about removing the risk of offending anyone who may just decide to be offended despite it not being reasonable to be offended then no, absolutely not.

That will guarantee no one will take offense and no one will lose their job or face disciplinary action from their respective employers.

Disciplinary for what? @Kashmirsilver Drinking a shot of tequila in a nightclub on a Saturday? You can’t take disciplinary action against somebody because someone else has taken unnecessary offence. A parent, or customer or even your boss can disapprove of drinking as much as they want - it’s not against the law, it’s not even the slightest bit controversial in 2022 and I struggle to think of a job that prevents you from going out to enjoy a drink with friends on your night off.
What a bonkers take on life.

That will guarantee no one will take offense and no one will lose their job or face disciplinary action from their respective employers.

No one will lose their job or face disciplinary action for posting a picture on social media, or for having a drink with friends.

The teacher has not done anything wrong.

do what you want but don’t put it on Facebook unless you want people to see it. Expect anything on SM to be available to the world or don’t post it.

worksmart.org.uk/news/don%E2%80%99t-let-social-media-cost-you-your-job

You're either ignorant, thick, or both.
It's common knowledge. Recruiters and managers use people's social media profiles to vet employees.

You are assuming that she didn't want anyone to see it because you're assuming that she would share your specific views on a teacher drinking on a night out.

It's likely that she didn't see an issue in posting the picture on social media because, quite frankly, she wasn't doing anything illegal nor anything that a reasonable person who think was unreasonable.

It's you who has misunderstood and are now being quite rude. The actions described in the OP do not meet the requirements to state that they bring the teaching profession into disrepute. Just because you (or someone) could be offended does not make the actions themselves offensive.

In fact, being aggressive online and referring to someone else are being thick and/or ignorant would be more serious than being photographed having a drink.

Absolutely @BeanieTeen and I don't think you can ever 'guarantee noone will take offense' have you seen the lovely cess pit of social media these days with people taking offense at anything!

Not sure how that would ‘out’ me?

It’s really not a sackable offence to post having a social life on social media whether you’re a professional or not 🙈😂 doctors, nurses, teachers, the police, lawyers are very much not sacked for doing anything of the sort.
The issue here is being friends with parents of the kids you teach. Fine if you know them out of school prior to teaching the kids. Not so fine befriending random kids in your classes mum or dad. So totally depends on the back story.

So if I were to go out in the holiday's or at a weekend, and put picture's up of me having a drink with friend's It's now some criminal offence? It's actually not sackable unless innopropriate or you slag off your work place.

I certainly wouldn't not share it with my friend's or family because some uptight nob has a problem with it. I don't use social media anyway for the reason there are people like you on it.

But we're not talking about a photo that one person decided to put up of themselves on Facebook.
We're talking about a group photo that one individual decided to post of everyone knowing a parent,who has since proved to be untrustworthy, had access to her account.he

Wishing you a long life.

Where did I say I was or would be offended?

Get a life

How utterly ridiculous, this post and any school with such a policy. People are human. No wonder it’s hard to find teachers, hard work and draconian rules. How would this effect a child’s learning?

I bet you are fun at parties.

Your friend is a trouble making gossip and you need a hobby other than judging other human beings.

Teachers deserve a life outside looking after other peoples precious cherubs.