Saturday, February 03, 2018
Arrest of a substitute teacher in Maryland shows the practical risks of Internet abuse; sudden warning about a Facebook video
A substitute teacher in Charles County, Maryland, about 30
miles SE of Washington DC, was child with showing sexually explicit materials
to a minor and child pornography possession, with state charges, after having worked
only 34 days. A student reported his
texting of another student, WTOP story here.
But the incident shows that, despite fingerprint background
checks, it is very difficult for school systems to vet substitute teachers well
before hire. They can look at social
media, but this may run into First Amendment concerns with public
employees. But with substitute teachers principals
at individual schools can ban substitutes under any suspicion whatsoever, and
most school systems have “three strike” rules.
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