I read the headline and knew this demanded more than a passing glance. The story goes that the female student took naked pictures of herself to show her boyfriend (these were not sent from the phone, sexting isn’t the issue here). The teacher took the phone because the student was using it before a lesson started, quite possibly no issues at this point – but the story doesn’t stop here. The teacher then took the liberty of scrolling through the pictures on the phone, after which the phone was handed over to the principal who reportedly took the same liberties.
As a parent how do you feel about this? My initial reaction is all over the board. First and foremost I am alarmed at the idea of my daughter taking naked pictures of herself period; regardless of whether they were on her phone, digital camera or computer. So I have a parenting ‘opportunity’ here with my daughter – but then what about the school officials looking through my daughter’s phone. I honestly do not see what right they have to go through the phone – how do you feel? Should the school officials have been allowed to go through the student’s phone? What would you do if you found out that your child’s phone was taken away and then that someone had gone through it?
Read the full article here: http://bit.ly/a4BDzL