http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsme...eenager_in_principals_office.php?ref=skyboxes Kansas governors office watches all tweets about him. When teen girl jokingly tweeted about having confronted him at youth government event, his office snitched her to her prncipal who forced her to write letter apologizing for it. Creepy.
Kind of Misleading . . .considering it is his office doing it. That said. . . kids have to learn . . 'heat of the moment' things .. . still have real consequences Rocket River kids, they want all the privileges and none of the responsibility
To Clarify. His office has to do it . . because nowadays Watching Tweets is like watching Polls. The price of doing business in office politics Rocket River
So, you think folks should be free to say whatever they want without any repercussions? Lies included? As an example, would you allow your kids to say disrespectful things about you or their mother and then hide behind the 'freedom of speech' claim?
No one should care that the office watches tweets - they absolutely should, as should any business concerned about PR. The concern should be that they responded to one they didn't like by going to the principal of the school. Why on earth would a governor's office do such a thing?
Freedom of Speech, that's some mother****in' bull**** You say the wrong thing, they'll lock your ass up quick The FCC says "Profanity - No Airplay"? They can suck my dick while I take a **** all day - Ice-T
It seems ironic that conservatives like Sam Brownback complain about the evil "nanny state" and then go and do stuff like this.
Sometimes when you beg for attention, you actually get it. No real sympathy for an unnecessarily dishonest post.
Either way - all the girl says is that she said mean things about Brownback. Why go to the event organizers? "Hey, someone at your event said mean things about the governor !" So what? And then why would the event organizers go to the principal? If the girl is telling the truth, it sounds like the Principal was doing damage control - but what was the damage? Are kids not allowed to say their governor sucks?
What should be the consequences of saying someone sucks? Do you think the Obama administration should look through your posts here, and if they find anything critical, contact your employer to let them know? What is the purpose of the governor's office contacting anyone about a tweet that says the governor sucks? Would they also have contacted the event organizers if there was a tweet that said the governor was awesome?
If a student on a field trip representing a school walks up to a Governor and says "you suck" to his face, the school should be notified. Students representing a school are a reflection of that school.
Schools are not allowed to be critical of a politician? And who really thinks one student speaks for the entire school? Either way, this is just petty on the part of the brownback.
Sure - and if someone at the event saw it and thought it reflected badly on the school, they could/should have said something to her or the school. But that's not what happened - no one at the event complained or noticed, from what we can tell. The governor's office only found out because they were looking at tweets after the fact. And the complaint was about the tweet - not what she claimed she did. As the governor's office stated: “It was important for the organization to be aware of the comments their students were making. It’s also important for students to recognize the power of social media, how lasting it is. It is on the Internet.” The governor's office's concern was over the tweet, nothing more. The school district hasn't looked into it yet, but their initial response suggests they are more supportive of the student than the principal: "In general, students on school-sponsored field trips, in which they are representing the school, would be expected to conduct themselves in accordance with school district policies, including use of electronic devices. Students may express their personal beliefs, views, and opinions, as long as they do so appropriately and in accordance with school policies." Again, the focus is on the tweet and use of electronic devices. Unless saying "the governor sucks" is against school policies, it sounds like an initial "no big deal" from the school district.
If you bring negative attention to something (in this case a school) while representing that school, one should be prepard to face the consequences. Nothing wrong with a school or student asking a politician tough questions, but being disrespectful while representing the school (e.g. saying "you suck" to someone's face) will tend to cause on trouble. I guarantee, in most cases, if a high school football player went up to an opposing coach or the referee and said "you suck", it would be addressed.
