Sacked for being pictured with Alcohol

[Engineer1]

I'm sure similar was suggested by the teaching council or whoever over here saying if you are a teacher you shouldn't be seen drinking or drunk, a teacher who hasn't locked down their facebook account isn't the brightest.

[KaraK]

Engineer1 said:

I'm sure similar was suggested by the teaching council or whoever over here saying if you are a teacher you shouldn't be seen drinking or drunk, a teacher who hasn't locked down their facebook account isn't the brightest.

Reading the article I get the impression that she had locked down her account or at least she believed that she had. Given Facebook's past form for fking up privacy settings though who knows?

[matthewg]

Digga said:

There's a lot of calories in alcohol, escpecially Guinness.

230-240 IIRC

[g3org3y]

Shaw Tarse said:

MacW said:

hornetrider said:

She's gone downhill a bit since the FB pics hasn't she?

Was thinking the exact same thing

Me too, see booze is bad for you!

+1 First though! She used to be fit! Hot teachers at school FTW.

Anyway - what kind of person would be a 'grass' in such a pathetic way? From my understanding, this was a her travelling year, before even teaching at that school?

I hope they don't look at their doctor's FB pages. Med students are notorious drinkers to excess.

[Bill]

branflakes said:

Georgia - what a surprise. It's still illegal here for supermarkets/liquor stores to sell alcohol on a Sunday.

It was the same until recently in Conwy in North Wales.

[Jobbo]

Daily Mail article said:

School officials also took offence to the use of the B-word on the page.

What is the B-word? Booze?

[Digga]

Jobbo said:

Daily Mail article said:

School officials also took offence to the use of the B-word on the page.

What is the B-word? Booze?

Bunghole?

[thinfourth2]

matthewg said:

Digga said:

There's a lot of calories in alcohol, escpecially Guinness.

230-240 IIRC

Depends how big the "pint" is

[matthewg]

I was referring to an imperial pint

1 Imperial pint = 568.261485 millilitres

Happy?

[MATTP77]

MacW said:

Was thinking the exact same thing

haha same.

[louiebaby]

She's played that wrong. She should have let them suspend her. I suspect she'd have had an easier lawsuit then.

If they are basing it on her having pictures on her profile of her doing things it is illegal for her students to do, then that's a whole can of worms open. (Not to mention the issue of jurisdiction, with a lot of the USA still having laws that make it illegal to drink until 21.)

As well as the obvious point of smoking, there will be anything related to age restrictions. Would she be allowed to have pictures of her driving? What about filling up a car with fuel?

I think it's a bit silly for anyone in that kind of a role having an "open" Facebook account that students can look at. It's quite obvious that she shouldn't have students as friends, and the profile should be invite only.

Now that the case is moving on, it might be interesting to find out where it goes, and see if common sense prevails at any stage.

Apologies if I'm rambling...

[BoRED S2upid]

Crikey I don't think there is a picture of me in existence without an Alcoholic drink.

[thinfourth2]

matthewg said:

I was referring to an imperial pint

1 Imperial pint = 568.261485 millilitres

Happy?

Spot the man who has never gone out for a "pint"

[Pork]

KaraK said:

MacW said:

hornetrider said:

She's gone downhill a bit since the FB pics hasn't she?

Was thinking the exact same thing

I may have had the same thought

Perhaps she got married?

[KaraK]

Pork said:

KaraK said:

MacW said:

hornetrider said:

She's gone downhill a bit since the FB pics hasn't she?

Was thinking the exact same thing

I may have had the same thought

Perhaps she got married?

She is referred to as a "Miss" so maybe not, like your thinking though

[matthewg]

thinfourth2 said:

Spot the man who has never gone out for a "pint"

Ok, i'll bite. Explain what you are on about.

[KrazyIvan]

matthewg said:

Ok, i'll bite. Explain what you are on about.

I think he was talking about the amount of head you get in some pubs....

[KaraK]

matthewg said:

thinfourth2 said:

Spot the man who has never gone out for a "pint"

Ok, i'll bite. Explain what you are on about.

I assumed that he was referring to the practice of going for a "pint" where the quantity of pints consumed often varies but is very rarely one

[illmonkey]

KrazyIvan said:

I think he was talking about the amount of head you get in some pubs....

Or how geeky his answer way, so obviously never goes out, let alone to a pub.

[matthewg]

illmonkey said:

Or how geeky his answer way, so obviously never goes out, let alone to a pub.

Far from the case unfortunately!