My Explorations of Legal & Ethical Principles for School Principals by Robin Greene https://padlet.com/robin_greene/xxm6eigkkias Robin Greene EDG 6305 Legal & Ethical Principles en-us 2018-06-01 20:58:17 UTC 2023-05-17 02:01:38 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Balance.png robin_greene https://padlet.com/robin_greene/xxm6eigkkias/wish/266168738 This is my 20th year teaching in Leander ISD.  I have taught fourteen years in elementary and 6 years in middle school. I will be teaching 7th Grade Math next year unless my dream job opens up.  I intend to graduate with my masters this July.  My goal is to become an Assistant Principal in the very near future.  I would like to return to my roots and spend time with the elementary age kids.]]> 2018-06-07 17:54:59 UTC https://padlet.com/robin_greene/xxm6eigkkias/wish/266168738 robin_greene https://padlet.com/robin_greene/xxm6eigkkias/wish/266169211 2018-06-07 17:56:59 UTC https://padlet.com/robin_greene/xxm6eigkkias/wish/266169211 robin_greene https://padlet.com/robin_greene/xxm6eigkkias/wish/266172346 I spoke with the principal at Cedar Park Middle School, Sandra Stewart.  The following are the top  five issues impacting her role as a principal.

1.     Special Education issues specifically when suggesting that schools are not providing required accommodations.  Staff training is critical along with appropriate supporting documentation provided and followed.

2.    Technology/Cyberbully – our district had five suicides last year and one this year.  Bullying and cyberbullying is a critical issue that should be addressed all year in many formats.

3.    Campus safety at the middle school.  Our campus is the oldest in the district, and the front entrance is a wide-open space. Plans are in place to make changes to the building entrances, and construction will begin this summer in the district.

4.    Disagreeing just to disagree is running ramped.  Parents disagree with the punishment of the student at school and choose to escalate the issue to the superintendent or call the news station to publicize the matter to a broader audience.  The news station often gives a onesided version.

5.    Staff is having inappropriate communication/relationships with students.  This issue is becoming a more significant problem across the country whether it is a report that is not true or it is an accurate reporting.

(S. Stewart, personal communication, June 5, 2018)]]> 2018-06-07 18:11:15 UTC https://padlet.com/robin_greene/xxm6eigkkias/wish/266172346 robin_greene https://padlet.com/robin_greene/xxm6eigkkias/wish/266416446 An article in Education Week addressing the misinterpretation of "student privacy". This artical discusses how the courts are looking into the FERPA rules and how they should be interpreted in regards to information provided about students who show signs of inappropriate behavior.]]> 2018-06-09 15:21:36 UTC https://padlet.com/robin_greene/xxm6eigkkias/wish/266416446 robin_greene https://padlet.com/robin_greene/xxm6eigkkias/wish/266419603 This article from Education Week is about students online behavior outside of school is spilling over to school time. Schools are not prepared to handle what comes with the social media challenges.]]> 2018-06-09 16:21:40 UTC https://padlet.com/robin_greene/xxm6eigkkias/wish/266419603 robin_greene https://padlet.com/robin_greene/xxm6eigkkias/wish/266420315 Teens social media behavior outside of school is taking over in the classroom.  The usage is disruptive to the academic day and school staff are not prepared with a solution to change the behavior.]]> 2018-06-09 16:38:18 UTC https://padlet.com/robin_greene/xxm6eigkkias/wish/266420315 robin_greene https://padlet.com/robin_greene/xxm6eigkkias/wish/266422147 2018-06-09 17:15:49 UTC https://padlet.com/robin_greene/xxm6eigkkias/wish/266422147 robin_greene https://padlet.com/robin_greene/xxm6eigkkias/wish/266486577 National Association of School Psycologist Academic website]]> 2018-06-10 17:44:59 UTC https://padlet.com/robin_greene/xxm6eigkkias/wish/266486577 robin_greene https://padlet.com/robin_greene/xxm6eigkkias/wish/266488173 Businesswest.com]]> 2018-06-10 18:00:05 UTC https://padlet.com/robin_greene/xxm6eigkkias/wish/266488173 robin_greene https://padlet.com/robin_greene/xxm6eigkkias/wish/266490206 The American Academy of Pedicatrics Academic Website]]> 2018-06-10 18:28:41 UTC https://padlet.com/robin_greene/xxm6eigkkias/wish/266490206 Teens and Social Media robin_greene https://padlet.com/robin_greene/xxm6eigkkias/wish/266490585 In 2012, 90% of the teens reported using some type of social media (NASP, 2016).  According to recent polls 22% of teens log on to social media 10 times a day (AAP, 2011).  Technology is here to stay and the students of today are totally immersed in the use of technology.  There are many positives to the use of social media as well as the negatives. 

Social media is a tool that kids crave but often times do not understand the pitfalls that come with the social media scene (Bednar, 2017).  Their fontal cortex is not yet developed and this is a cause for teens to be distracted and lack of manageability of temptations when dealing with social media.
The positive about social media is that students are connected one another about homework and group projects.  The use of social media is a way for the shy teen to initiate conversation until the face to face conversation is more comfortable (AAP, 2011).

The law says that students should be 13 or older to have an account on these social media sites.  One reason there is an age restriction is because Congress limited the age that websites can collect information on children without parent permission.  Parents are not managing their kids and allowing them to have an account anyway.   

Students under the age of 13 having social media accounts and using them at school during the day is hindering the academic day.  Students are sending inappropriate pictures of themselves to another student thinking the picture will not be shared, but instead the picture is shared with an entire Instagram group. These behaviors are happening during school hours. The social media allows for disagreements to continue throughout the school day and for other students to add their thoughts to the conversation. Administrators and staff need to come up with a solution to the problem.

References

Bednar, J. (2017, November 28). Should young teens be active in social media? - BusinessWest. Retrieved June 10, 2018, from http://businesswest.com/blog/young-teens-active-social-media/

National Association of Psychologists (2016). Social media and school crises. Retrieved June 10, 2018, from https://www.nasponline.org/resources-and-publications/resources/school-safety-and-crisis/social-media-and-school-crises

The American Academy of Pedicatrics, (2011). Social media and school crises. Retrieved June 10, 2018, from https://www.nasponline.org/resources-and-publications/resources/school-safety-and-crisis/social-media-and-school-crises








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