OLDHAM FIRST AMENDMENT
BADGERGIRL
"As far as my Twitter activity, I do not have a Twitter account affiliated with my position at the Board of Education. I do not include the name of my workplace nor my title on my Twitter profile, nor do I include a link to my Twitter account in my professional emails. My Twitter account is personal and unrelated to my professional views.
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My primary responsibility is to provide legal advice to school administrators and board members, but I’m happy to answer to questions from parents when I can."
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BONUS ADDITIONS
(https://www.thelaw.com/law/how-blog-twitter-or-facebook-posts-can-affect-your-employment.316/)
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How Blog, Twitter or Facebook Posts Can Affect your Employment
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While you may have your own blog, a Facebook or MySpace page, a Twitter account or a membership on another social network, you are ultimately responsible for what you post and who sees it. No matter which microblogging or social networking site you participate, you must be extra careful about what you write and choose to share with the public at large. You may be fired for entries that your employer may read and does not like or agree.
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First Amendment and Rights of Privacy Rarely Apply
The personal right of free speech is a liberty provided by the First Amendment to the US Constitution. However, many people mistakenly assume that this Constitutional right affords them the freedom to share their thoughts by expressing themselves online without fear of any repercussions.
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The company can reason that termination of the employee is necessary since the employee's negative comments about their job, the workplace or other co-workers may create a very uncomfortable working environment.
UPDATE 03.04.2023
The OCBE position of General Counsel has been eliminated. OCBE authorized a "settlement agreement" with former general counsel for OCBE however per Anne Coorssen "there has been no settlement between the Board and me".
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The terms were not discussed.
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The reason(s) for the elimination of this position were not disclosed and as of 03.04.2023 are unknown.
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The Twitter account BadgerGirl (@acoorssen) no longer exists.