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  • 29 Oct 09
    itmadesimple
    Tony Richards

    "QCCL vice-president Terry O'Gorman said while he wouldn't normally support bans on social websites, he "felt it was justified" in teacher-student scenarios.

    But he said the rule regarding content on personal social network sites was a violation of privacy.

    Queensland Teachers Union president Steve Ryan was concerned on how the code might be interpreted by EQ's Ethical Standards Unit.

    "They would not be able to discipline someone under the Code of Conduct if the Facebook is personal," he said. "

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  • 27 Oct 09
    shermoore
    sherryn moore

    an interesting read for all teachers

  • 23 Oct 09