http://www.digitaltrends.com/social-media/student-sues-school-district-for-using-her-facebook-bikini-picture-in-school-wide-presentation/?utm_source=ob&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=ob
Here's the gist:
While on a family vacation Chelsea Cheney, clad in a bikini, posed with a cardboard cut-out of a rapper to have her picture taken. Like many facebook users, Cheney uploaded the photo to her profile. The photo was then pulled by the Director of Technology for the Fayette County School District and incorporated into a district-wide presentation on what not to do on your social media accounts. Cheney's name and the district-imposed caption, "Once it's there, it's there to stay" ran along with the pic.
The district claims its use of the photo was entirely random. However, Cheney was present for the presentation and found herself horrified and humiliated b/c she felt it branded her as “sexually-promiscuous abuser of alcohol."
Cheney's suing for $2 million.
Hmmm. Sounds like Fayette County School District sanctions data mining of students' social media accounts. QoD: Is that an effective and appropriate use of staff's time and tax payer money?
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