Sunday, February 6, 2011

Why Teachers Need Their Unions

Why Teachers Need Their Unions

Why Teachers Need Their Unions

If ever there was a reason why teachers need their unions it became clear watching CBS Sunday Morning earlier today. A teacher was forced to resign when an anonymous letter was received pointing to the teacher’s Facebook page where she was shown holding a beer and a glass of wine while on a trip to Europe (on her own time and without students). She also had participated in a Facebook game with the word Bitch in it.

According to the young teacher, she had set her Facebook privacy settings to limit access to her closest friends. She felt she had done what she needed in