Austin, Texas teacher terminated by district due to TikTok video

Austin ISD fired a teacher after she posted a viral TikTok video that caused some controversy for the district earlier this year. She appealed her termination and the "Board of Trustees" has made a decision. FOX's Jessica Rivera has more as the district decided to uphold her termination.
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[@fergieferg9192]

What did she actually say in the TikTok? That would be useful in a news story about the event!

[@ac61900]

She went on social media to cry to a bunch of strangers about a meeting she had with her bosses and they got wind of it if I went on social media and started bad-mouthing my boss and he saw it damn straight I won't be working there

[@sean2015]

You expect journalists to be honest, accurate, forthright, etc.,?

[@johnhcorwin]

Their main concern was that she was teaching her students their constitutional and legal rights.

[@GoldWing-mx3te]

This is what she says in the video: "Today I got pulled into a "check in" with my administrator at school and she had this lovely list of concerns that she wanted to bring to my attention, but my favorite amongst them is... We've noticed an intentional attempt at teaching your students about their legal and constitutional rights. That's the concern. They're concerned. Why are you concerned? Why is that a concern? Why does it concern you?"

[@avalanchecannon7911]

@@ac61900 "Bad mouthing" is a term Democrats use for facts, lol. Trump bad mouths almost the entire US government, lol. Trump was right.

[@stormsmack69]

I feel like I’m less informed on the situation after watching this video.

[@ca8944]

Same

[@melissac4703]

Me too

[@Sara-mf3px]

Watching the TikTok takes the story in a different light. It’s about the difficulty Texas teachers are having trying to educate students.

[@ca8944]

@@Sara-mf3px she’s not educating her students. She’s indoctrinating them.

[@DominusDionysos]

​@@Sara-mf3px It's a little bit of Colum A and Colum B here, based on what I read. I'll admit I have some doubts that a 3rd grader was interested in most of what she was talking about. Far more likely that they were getting her to go off on a tangent to avoid work.

[@doombeagle4262]

If you aren't smart enough to steer clear of TikTok, you have no business being a teacher.

[@tro8191]

Agree bro. At least mature some and graduate to KZbin…

[@sunnyd4125]

Ditto.

[@danieleber-xn3pr]

baloney how does it feel to be clueless @@sunnyd4125

[@Shadow__133]

Or use an anonymous account 🤷‍♂️

[@peteryouds5634]

Clearly lacking good judgment. Not to mention sounding like a 12 year old when posting the TikTok .

[@markchapmon8670]

Most employers will terminate an employee for airing their opinions on social media if those posts bring any embarrassment to the company or the supervision. Not just a government job. Here's what I tell my friends and family. Don't post anything on social media. It can come back and haunt you forever.

[@GarrettWorcester]

When social media and Facebook were shiny and new, a co-worker regularly posted about her negative interactions with our customers. Our IT dude warned her (and everyone else) not to post stuff like that, and she was eventually terminated. When my boss and I went through her emails, there were *hundreds* of non-work related garbage from online shopping sites and junk notifications she'd signed up for using the company's computer, revealing why she wasn't getting her assigned work done on time. All this to reiterate what's already been said: RTFM!

[@ajknaup3530]

1A

[@ShootingStar_JB]

Exactly

[@LovelyLass-nb8op]

It's always the first place HR go when you apply for a job

[@AbhinavTheNewYorkVyonder2K4]

I am going to start a petition to Austin ISD to rehire that teacher.

[@agentcodybanx8909]

DONT TALK ABOUT YOUR JOB ON SOCIAL MEDIA. They will see it and use it against you

[@krishelfferich3487]

Yes like DONT WRITE something down ! It may fall into the wrong hands/be seen

[@michaelpatrickmonahan1873]

Especially the teacher’s cartel….

[@gottalovegabe1176]

“ don’t talk about your job” This isn’t North Korea. It’s the United States. Freedom of speech does exist.

[@zerkfitting]

@@krishelfferich3487 REALLY?! WRITING SOMETHING DOWN IS THE SAME THING? YOU SOUND A BIT PARANOID.

[@ldawg7117]

​@@zerkfitting WHY ARE YOU YELLING??? you're not going to successfully get your point across when calling someone else paranoid/ weird or anything like that, by using all caps. You look like a fucking lunatic.

[@Inigo_The_Son]

Horrible reporting. They didn't even mention the content of the TikTok.

[@OrganicUnitedProductions]

Noting new, the news has been bs forever

[@marycarter6134]

It doesn't matter what the video was about. The district has a case and I am saying this as a former teacher myself. It is really dumb to air your work problems on Tik Tok.

[@Control-Alt-Delete619]

She was dancing in a bikini, and her students saw it.👙

[@Inigo_The_Son]

@@marycarter6134 I didn't hear any mention of work problems. Even so, some people think the First Amendment is still in place.

[@OrganicUnitedProductions]

@@marycarter6134 1st amendment rights

[@laurirogers1193]

When are these social media junkies going to realize their five seconds of fame may cost them? No sympathy for her at all. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. Period

[@jonathanconnor7920]

I don't know if I'd go that far. I can understand when someone goes on a racist rant, but she didn't do anything like that and the school district even said it had nothing to do with the content. I personally can only stand social media in very small doses, but I definitely sympathize for this woman. I say the school district should focus on more important things and let the woman teach. We need all the good teachers we can get, especially here in Texas where the education system leaves a lot to be desired.

[@WooWoo-co4jf]

Lauri, I used to teach and I totally agree.

[@travoywashington7290]

@laurirogers1193 Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. How old are you 60? You must be the last one in the country that still uses that.

[@VinnytotheK]

Freedom of speech man. Guess that right means nothing to you.

[@babylonhasfallen1329]

She could easily avoided this whole situation by simply keeping her private business private.

[@seanmiller6357]

It wasn't private business, she was being harangued by her boss because they noticed she was "intentionally attempting to teach students about their constitutional rights". That is literally what it was about.

[@oldgysgt]

@@seanmiller6357; takeing her case to millions of strangers on the internet was not the best way to keep her job. She should have turn it over to the Union. That's what they're paid for. By the way, what was the subject her was being paid to teach? English, art, math, the US Constitution? When I'm paid to teach marksmanship, I teach marksmanship, not civics.

[@lizc6194]

@oldgysgt lol it was 3rd grade. And yeah tiktokers are 💯 honest and not interested in getting millions of views. She will have to move far away because any other counties in the area will not risk hiring her. Imagine suing a school district because you are a fame addicted, self righteous idiot. She doesn't care about children or teaching- point blank.

[@hotpotato4027]

Literally

[@zerkfitting]

E X A C T L Y !!!

[@sunshine21911]

It’s 2023. Haven’t we all learned that social media posts about your job or displaying poor judgment publicly can get you fired. What was the intentions of sharing publicly on TikTok? If there was a concern with how administration handled things take it up the chain or file a complaint with the board.

[@joep6035]

It's ironic your name is Sunshine. Ever hear of the Sunshine laws. School boards are Notorious for end running the Sunshine laws under the guise of personnel matters. This board are the bad guys, and most boards believe they are autonomous and beyond supervision. It did nothing for this teacher to have a hearing.

[@user-ts9er5pc1t]

exactly!

[@billmieras886]

That will get you fired too!

[@YeeHaww]

@@billmieras886😭😂😂

[@YeeHaww]

@@billmieras886you’d be lucky if they even bother to read it in the first place when filing 💀😂

[@pwr-ultima]

What not to do: Air your grievances in a public forum.

[@larryrobinson08]

Would you know anyone that could use your advice? I do!

[@throughthoroughthought8064]

Why not? Did she not teach in a public school?

[@user-qd4td7yb8e]

Freedom of speech.

[@ewokrage]

@@user-qd4td7yb8e You very clearly do not understand what Freedom of Speech actually is lol

[@JTSunriseMusic]

Wrong

[@asafaust8869]

Anyone in a professional position needs to mind their conduct at all times. I knew of a supervisor who was out of control at a bar. The police were called. The bar management banned her from ever returning. Her conduct was so outrageous that a local newspaper write about it, including identifying the troublemaker by name. When her job heard about it, she was promptly terminated.

[@poiu477]

Nothing Sophia did was wrong. There is nothing bad about teaching kids their rights and informing them they can sit during the pledge of alliegiance (what a load of crock that we even do a "pledge"), nor is it wrong to show how the virulent nationalism and bigotry on the right is exactly the same as that which fueled atrocities like the holocaust.

[@r6685]

Acting an ass at the bar and having police called on you isn’t a 1st amendment protected right.

[@ICU1337]

@@r6685 while I agree with you, having a TikTok inst a 1A protected right at your job either.

[@r6685]

@@ICU1337 simple school policy violation of using her phone on the clock like any other job.

[@EST.1996]

Literally every job ive ever had tells you not to speak of the company on social media . Why is she confused that she's not welcomed back . She should have took her complaints somewhere besides TikTok . I am confused on what her goal was to begin with .

[@user-dw1ls3rp1l]

As a teacher, she should know that the First Amendment she so readily invokes protects us from legal consequences only, not professional or financial ones. Do you think the CEO of Coca Cola would keep his job if he went on record saying Pepsi is better?

[@NovaRambo4427]

Let's get this straight. Your take on the First Amendment misses the mark. In public schools, the district is a government entity. When they mess with a teacher's livelihood because of speech, it raises serious red flags for potential First Amendment violations. It's not just about professional consequences; it's about the government encroaching on constitutional rights.

[@paddyodriscoll8648]

@@NovaRambo4427sorry, it doesn’t go against the First Amendment. Your reasoning isn’t based on the facts.

[@NovaRambo4427]

@@paddyodriscoll8648 It most certainly does! Your reasoning is void of logic and a basic understanding of the law.

[@tvviewer4500]

You misunderstand the first amendment. The first is implicated anytime a state actor impinges on speech. Here the school district is a state actor. Your analysis ignores pretty much the entire body of first amendment Supreme Court case law.

[@ScreamTatumRiley]

Exactly

[@GoldWing-mx3te]

This is what she says in the video: "Today I got pulled into a "check in" with my administrator at school and she had this lovely list of concerns that she wanted to bring to my attention, but my favorite amongst them is... We've noticed an intentional attempt at teaching your students about their legal and constitutional rights. That's the concern. They're concerned. Why are you concerned? Why is that a concern? Why does it concern you?"

[@RevTox]

Why doesn't the "news" say what happened?

[@cyndiyates9325]

​@@RevToxbecause it doesn't suit the narrative 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@V.E.R.O.]

Odd

[@chavvy9074]

@@RevToxbecause most people would probably be on her side and challenge the school further

[@Swnsasy]

​@@chavvy9074EXACTLY!! My kids are grown and gone but I was taught the Constitution, civics how to write a check.. They just keep taking and taking away from our learning it's ridiculous.. I had to teach my kids those things that they don't teach any longer.. What is bad about learning their rights?!

[@aspireahead8388]

As a teacher myself, I am wondering.... The principal spoke to you and gave you a list of concerns, and instead of working on those concerns, you posted it on TikTok... Ohhhhhhhhhh kayyyyyyy...🤷‍♂

[@stefanpuffer]

Poor judgement was obviously one of those concerns.

[@DaveDavis-ml5ic]

Women, They just live in delusion. they totally live in delusion

[@helenatube]

It's definitely scary that people like you are teaching youth.

[@TomSuntotheMax]

This woman's action prove beyond any doubt that she has no sense of judgement whatsoever. Such a person should NEVER be teaching children.

[@lemmdus2119]

It’s never a good idea to tell others what you are thinking; they can and will use it against you

[@t.m9341]

Kind of like when you openly believe in the constitution

[@Jukeboksi]

Always fun to realize you've just opened up your mouth about something and turned a whole room of people against you.

[@fatsilver5905]

There are mature, professional ways of saying what you're thinking. She does not look like someone who should be in a classroom, more in the kindergarten recess

[@darienford860]

that's not the issue, the issue is you putting things on the internet for everyone to see that should've stayed in the work place. That form that was in the back shouldn't have been shared

[@darienford860]

@@t.m9341 You make no sense

[@newtrollaccount384]

This is an HR matter. This doesn't have anything to do with the rest of us.

[@Qrayon]

So it's all about her home room?

[@newtrollaccount384]

​@@QrayonHuman Resources.

[@ac61900]

Yeah but she's on her white woman syndrome kick right now so when she got booted and lost her case she called up the new station to cry to them because she apparently does not have enough attention in your life that she turns to social media and the News Network for any attention

[@kathleenkirchoff9223]

Actually the insanity on both sides of this issue effect us all as public education has devolved into a woke mess. Was she being an activists inviting kids to civil disobedience for woke causes disrupting instruction or truly equipping kids to know their rights that were being violated?

[@madisonlebeau217]

​@@kathleenkirchoff9223fr

[@rosseckstein4183]

She just seems so condescending. And she refers to herself as “we” too many times.

[@_Kittensworth]

The way she spoke made me think that maybe the school district had valid concerns. Was she really teaching the students about their "constitutional rights"? Maybe she was just way out of her depth and too arrogant to acknowledge it.

[@jakeplumber1373]

Thats because she has a vagina and a penis

[@TheBilly]

"We" means her and her legal counsel. Damn, dude, you must have attended one of these Texas schools.....

[@CraftHarlot]

She used poor judgment by posting her grievance on TikTok. Never discuss your employer on social media if you expect to keep your job. Doesn't matter if she actually violated their social media policy, they still fired her for cause, apparently after giving her a warning. She didn't heed their warning.

[@mustaffa1611]

this is why she was fired. "We've noticed an intentional attempt at teaching your students about their legal and constitutional rights"

[@genericscout5408]

She was fired because she mentioned that she was in hot water for teaching the law.

[@user-ol2fo3zg7z]

CraftHarlot’s post is misinformation. This is about censorship and CraftHarlot is supporting censorship. Disgusting.

[@tvviewer4500]

@@user-ol2fo3zg7z bot

[@poiu477]

Nothing Sophia did was wrong. There is nothing bad about teaching kids their rights and informing them they can sit during the pledge of alliegiance (what a load of crock that we even do a "pledge"), nor is it wrong to show how the virulent nationalism and bigotry on the right is exactly the same as that which fueled atrocities like the holocaust.

[@crinklecut3790]

She made a Tik Tok about her own school administration and actually expected to have no consequences?

[@ac61900]

This is classic white woman syndrome.. crying about everything playing a victim but refusing to see what you actually did

[@Zebwgar]

She exposed them, that district has gender curriculum for elementary students yet administers are more concerned about her teaching students about their rights and country.

[@veeeeneerkay6098]

This “Show-and-tell” generation does not see consequences unfortunately

[@cedricbethea358]

​@@Zebwgarthat may be all true, but telling the world about it on the internet isn't smart at all. She must deal with the consequences of her actions, good or bad. This is a great warning to people who think that the internet will back them up on everything. Was playing a hero worth it ?! She may never find another job in that field because of that unnecessary video.

[@onionbubs386]

@@cedricbethea358 it's not at all true, that Zeb freak is a huge liar

[@gsxr419]

There has to be a point where you are grown and mature enough to know to not put stupid stuff on tiktoc.

[@t.m9341]

What was the stupid content ?

[@MrKrisrey]

What did she say though?

[@copp214]

She lacks self-control. She is another person who acts like social media is everything. Addiction comes in many forms. She thumbed her nose at the rules to feed her habit. Lady, get help.

[@copp214]

@AbductedbyAliens58 She needs to follow the rules. Your comment is well explained. It sounds like the dominoe affect was set in motion by her actions.

[@t.m9341]

@@copp214 what was the comment? Nobody can answer

[@hkb1467]

She was unprofessional in her TikTok post specifically relating to her profession. She should stay fired. TikTok is a generally a medium for nonsense.

[@MortemMarxismus]

So, a surgeon can't complain about incompetent admin when his surgical equipment is outdated?? 😅 You're a red fascist control freak liberal, ain't yah? Yeah . . . 😅 If u complain about your boss at the BBQ, I will doxx u bish

[@timelliott4117]

Just in passing, the drama used gives her the appearance of a schoolgirl. If I am a boss and have a meeting with a subordinate only to find her acting like a teenager by intentionally telling the world about it while batting her eyes and using facial expressions that make her look 15 I'd fire her. As A parent I wouldn't want my teenager to act like this.

[@robertspencer6085]

Why people feel the need to post on TikTok and then complain when there’s consequences is hilarious. It’s called accountability.😊

[@sundaywhiterabbit7679]

Heartless. You haven't a soul do you?

[@petercullipher9438]

Once upon a time there was this thing called “The First Amendment”. They must not have taught that in your skool.

[@Gnomezonbacon]

Not all "accountability" is good. When the rule itself is messed up then being held accountable for violating it is even more messed up than the rule itself. Firing a teacher for publicizing that the school threatens to fire you for teaching kids what their legal rights are is pretty messed up.

[@ljljjl3091]

Ever heard of freedom of speech.

[@catcowboy6376]

​@@petercullipher9438the first amendment is to protect you from government persecution not from getting fired from your job.

[@CyberFas]

Why the necessity of posting every single thing they do on social media??? She broke the policies, period. Maybe she will learn something from this

[@sandraconnelly7507]

She's oozing clueless entitlement.

[@ac61900]

Yep she has the right to say what she wants but that doesn't mean that her employer has to keep her employed

[@brianal7143]

Exactly. If you feel you were wrongly disciplined then file a complaint or even get a lawyer, go through the proper channels. People just want to go viral 🙄🥴

[@barbie6695]

Why the necessity of posting every little story on "the news"? Is what I wonder.

[@vidaacheampong2563]

Exactly

[@radfoo72]

Posting a public video about a private meeting with your boss is hilarious! Lmao she stuck her own foot in her own arse.

[@mustaffa1611]

"We've noticed an intentional attempt at teaching your students about their legal and constitutional rights" - this is why she was fired and why the tv station didn't mention it.

[@Xoilen]

For those who don't know she was going to get fired already, it's really dumb that she took a personal matter and posted it publicly on the internet as it just got her fired more quickly.

[@mustaffa1611]

"We've noticed an intentional attempt at teaching your students about their legal and constitutional rights" - this is why she was fired and this is why the media didn't mention it.

[@poiu477]

Nothing Sophia did was wrong. There is nothing bad about teaching kids their rights and informing them they can sit during the pledge of alliegiance (what a load of crock that we even do a "pledge"), nor is it wrong to show how the virulent nationalism and bigotry on the right is exactly the same as that which fueled atrocities like the holocaust.

[@tvviewer4500]

Sounds like the teacher was already a problem.

[@melaniehubbert]

Amen to that! I was thinking the same thing

[@ac61900]

Yup

[@Zebwgar]

@@melaniehubbertproof for that ?

[@Zebwgar]

Nope, the teacher didn’t want to teach gender and lgbt but rather rights and law. Her boss didn’t like that

[@tvviewer4500]

@@Zebwgar that teacher definitely wants to teach about gender and how there are 292 of them

[@PickleRick65]

Something's missing here. She's being presented as a victim. But if one of my employees posted about a meeting we had. They'd be unemployed so fast it would make their head spin.

[@user-jc8rz2jj9r]

Well lady, here’s an idea-keep YOUR business private instead of acting like a ten year old and going on a very stupid and dangerous social media like TikTok. Not everything that happens in your life needs to be displayed to the world. As a teacher you have options to go through proper channels if you have a grievance or complaint.

[@ReinEngel]

The smugness these people always display is sickening. They don't think they're better, they know it.

[@sammhyde7589]

People from NY, NJ etc are like that. I'd reckon she's from the north east. They were probably looking for a reason to let her go and she offered one.

[@sammhyde7589]

She definitely showed her ass proverbially

[@pawwalker3492]

@@sammhyde7589 - This occurred in Austin Texas.

[@nylotus]

@@sammhyde7589 Well you showed your stupidity didn't you. She's a teacher in Texas and she herself is from Texas. Nice try though. You must be from the south and as "smart" as the woman in the video.

[@rh7074]

Yet you're over hear passing judgement based on their looks.... that's the EXACT definition of Carnal minded , you know the thing Jesus tells you NOT TO BE REPEATEDLY. Try reading His Word before you spew judgment....PS... the a Romans were pagans, and worship of the flag is against the Most Highs Laws. Wake up Babylon

[@juanvaldez2656]

YEah keep your social media crap to your personal life, this should teach you a lesson...

[@vxy357]

EXACTLY! Keep that sh*t separate from your professional life.

[@wack8589]

​@@vxy357OH, but it's okay when blacks do it?

[@copp214]

@@wack8589 That is a ridiculous statement. It is not only social media that has people feeling the need to recount every detail of their lives. They have to post what they eat, wear, who they are dating, fighting with a friend, and everything else in between. Tell all books are another outlet to talk about every detail. Some want to pass it off as catharsis. I see it as a washed up star wanting to stay relevant. One of the worst on television are the Kardashians. They are talentless. If Kim had not done a video in her birthday suit, there would not have been a show. None of them have talent.

[@beno.9958]

What lesson would that be? What did she post on TikTok?

[@copp214]

@@beno.9958 Did she post her grievance with her employer on Tik Tok? Why not talk to her boss about any problem that comes up in the workplace? Social media is not a pass to disregard rules and policy. I know to many people everything they do is fine, even breaking rules that can cause them their job. A selfish person feels they never have to apologize for anything. If she wants to pursue a career as a Tik Tok star at this time, she is free to do so.

[@_HMCB_]

I fail to see what an adult airing her grievances about a private, work meeting on TikTok hoped to accomplish. I question her judgement. Of course she has a constitutional right but being an adult means having insight. Also, this isn’t the court of public opinion. It’s as if she needed the adulation and confirmation from a bunch of people on the Internet who don’t know her from squat.

[@poiu477]

Nothing Sophia did was wrong. There is nothing bad about teaching kids their rights and informing them they can sit during the pledge of allegiance (what a load of crock that we even do a "pledge"), nor is it wrong to show how the virulent nationalism and bigotry on the right is exactly the same as that which fueled atrocities like the holocaust.

[@NicholasWHaley7]

Constitutional right means that she will not go to jail for her speech. It does not mean you can’t be fired. She fails to understand the first amendment

[@pjkentucky]

Silence is golden. Usually best not to run your mouth.

[@mustaffa1611]

maybe take your own advice. she was fired for teaching the first amendment. haha, oh the irony of your comment.

[@melissae1116]

People should learn to keep some things private, especially on social media.

[@LadyRubyEye]

Any matters within the school are of public interest. The school district is part of the Government.

[@skippy6086]

So I shouldnt tell anyone on social media that by credit card number is 8002 4943 2525 1030 and the cvc is 962? Ok, I wont do that. 👌 Thanks!

[@Control-Alt-Delete619]

@@skippy6086 your spending limit is probably like $200 hahahaha.... 👍🍻🇺🇲

[@waakca]

People should keep all things private and off social media.

[@randolfo1265]

@@waakca- All things? Including your comment? Good to have a definition of 'All things' Does not really matter anyway, because as soon as you say 'People should.. . . . ", - they won't

[@hernancaballero2981]

when are people going to learn? There are certain things you just don’t post on social media and what goes on at your place at work is one of them.

[@sean2015]

She thought she was untouchable and that the teachers union would protect her at all costs. She could've gotten away with this in a place like Chicago or Trenton, but someone needs to tell her "welcome to Texas honey", teachers unions there are mostly powerless.

[@johnhcorwin]

@@sean2015except Austin isn't like the rest of Texas. She was punished because she was teaching her students their constitutional and legal rights.

[@sean2015]

@@johnhcorwin what Lefties like yourself refuse to acknowledge is that there are consequences to everything we say and do. Keep your personal life and your work life separate and don't badmouth your employer publicly on social media. Tell her to cut her losses and move on. _No Sean you're wrong! I'm not even a Leftist wahhh wahhhh! And you don't even know me Sean! You're just a dirty old MAGA white thupremacist so take THAT Sean!_

[@googleuser3110]

@@johnhcorwin You are correct about Austin being different. I wish they would move the Capitol somewhere else in Texas, and maybe move Austin to San Fransisco.

[@zero0fnine]

No joke!

[@ryancraig2795]

Airing your issues with your employer on social media is a very dumb thing to do.

[@DIDYOUSEETHAT172]

For a teacher not too terribly bright. She has a meeting where its pointed out she needs to improve in some areas of her work performance, and she chooses to broadcast it to the world, mocking her supervisors, and the entire system she works in. And she is surprised she gets fired?

[@ChristineRobinette-ue2mj]

I do believe at times we were better off without social media.

[@exceptionaltalentspc4954]

It's a double-edge sword just like anything else. Instead of using it for good people go overboard with it.

[@jmarriotti90_65]

At times? Not just at times. Life was always better before SM and all this technology BS. Now everyone soft, emotionally unstable, easily offended, and socially awkward. Plus don’t even know what gender they are. Life was way better before this crap

[@exceptionaltalentspc4954]

@@jmarriotti90_65 Right on point!!

[@MsPrice-pn2py]

If I could kiss you one thousand times for this comment ❤

[@DesertRunner602]

She sounds like someone who prioritizes social media over being a teacher

[@user-mb8qi3ky5q]

she prioritized her ability to teach constitution rights over the agenda of the school administration.

[@jakesnyder4199]

Like most liberal teachers.

[@user-mb8qi3ky5q]

@@jakesnyder4199 How was teaching basic constructional rights a liberal thing. Make it make sense.

[@CrazyK-sm5xf]

​​@@jakesnyder4199how is teaching constitutional rights is liberalism fucking dumb asss

[@larrypatty8333]

People need to be careful what they say or do on social media. Prospective employers go on there and see what you've put out there. They won't hire you if they see you as problematic. It's usually not the HR people that choose or refuse you. it's the supervisors and managers who will have to manage you. They don't want to have to deal with a narcissist or a pain in the ass.

[@krisswegemer1163]

She deserved to be fired, obviously. When you are a teacher and you act like a spoiled 8th grader... you need to be thrown out of the position so they can hire an adult.

[@WhateverHappenedToGaryCooper]

This is the type of teacher who ends up sleeping with her young students. She’s a narcicist

[@Top-Kek]

Lucky kids.

[@darienford860]

learn the definition and spelling of narcissist idiot. She was just being irresponsible this is not the same

[@err0r0b0]

They should be so lucky..

[@synnove1046]

That’s a ridiculous leap.

[@Analymous]

I’m still confused about the whole story but I will say, this woman looks to be at least my age (I’m 33). She should freaking know better than to be posting tik toks about things that are going on at her job and with the administration. What is she thinking!?? I would never post a video to the whole world with my face and all talking about things that are happening between me and my employer.

[@god563616]

She is ridiculous and entitled . Keep playing games and disrespecting your boss then get shocked when they fire you. Clout is a heck of a drug.

[@elrobo3568]

When you air your grievances on PUBLIC media you risk someone (like your employer) not liking it. The moral to this story is keep your private crap off public media. Others really don't need to know or care about what you had to eat or what happened at work. If they do they are as pathetic as you.

[@judylucio5381]

I would not want my child in a class with a teacher that is controversial or feels the need to post everything online.

[@fredreed2001]

So now you’re saying that it’s wrong for a teacher to post on social media? Maybe you should get fired from your Job then and see how it feels. Stop disrespecting school teachers in our country because they have enough to deal with then with people like you.

[@fremontpathfinder8463]

However the Supreme Court has said that students can mock and denigrate teachers and admin with. No repercussions.

[@Jorge_Apollo]

​@@fredreed2001I find it hard to believe you were a golden student. Look at the kids of this generation are doomed.

[@ac61900]

She clearly needs to grow up and get offline and be an adult

[@GoldWing-mx3te]

This is what she says in the video: "Today I got pulled into a "check in" with my administrator at school and she had this lovely list of concerns that she wanted to bring to my attention, but my favorite amongst them is... We've noticed an intentional attempt at teaching your students about their legal and constitutional rights. That's the concern. They're concerned. Why are you concerned? Why is that a concern? Why does it concern you?"

[@LyleGriffith-be2xm]

She's disrupted enough to make the news, that's proof in itself!

[@petercollins7730]

The disruption was caused by the district firing her, dimwit. Do try to move back to the real world from your bizarre 'the government can do anything' fantasy world.

[@ac61900]

She called up the news and told them I'm a white woman being discriminated for my thirsty tick tock videos 😂 they said oh yeah that sounds like news

[@petercollins7730]

@@ac61900 Dimwit.

[@amandawilkinsontarot7096]

This needs to be done everywhere. Teachers are breaking confidentiality by posting idiotic videos on TikTok

[@AC-cg6gz]

if they don't say a childs name or show a face it doesn't. Would they have fired her if she was a retired movie star and did side gigs? hell no. They got mad because of phone calls that called them out for what the teacher was saying. They sisn't like the confrontation but now it's national news and on the internet. I bet it has backfired on them. I bet the disruption of school functions has been impacted even more now that they fired her.

[@amandawilkinsontarot7096]

@@AC-cg6gz We have to sign contracts which has clauses about confidentiality. Some principals didn't even want us on FB. We could even lose our jobs for posting ourselves with an alcoholic beverage in front of us online. When I was in charge of making a short list of resumes, I could look for posts and I would not even put them on the short list. These idiots would not even be hired.

[@mcmlxii4419]

Yes. They need to grow up!

[@HKim0072]

This is standard operating procedure. You can't criticize your employee in public. You'll get fired from any job. She should have stayed "general" and talked about problems that teachers in general can have. Could have easily used cover and talked about hypotheticals than using a real life example.

[@cc-fi1lw]

Some people just need to learn professionalism. Know what to do and what not to do 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@marycarter6134]

If there is a clause in her contract about social media or if there is a policy about it that is district wide, then she knew about it and ignored it.

[@ClarityDetermination]

She is professional. She knows all of this and she chose to make a difference and not shrivel into the abyss.

[@cc-fi1lw]

@@ClarityDetermination oh ok

[@mustaffa1611]

"We've noticed an intentional attempt at teaching your students about their legal and constitutional rights" - this is why she was fired.

[@NicholasWHaley7]

@@ClarityDeterminationby acting like a child and going to social media?

[@316lvmnoneofyourbusiness7]

In most cases, when you apply to a school district, during your interview the Administrators are looking at your grades, your studies, background, teaching style and so on. They want to make sure that you are a good match to their program. When you are hired, you develop your education plan in accordance to the school district's guidelines. The principal of the school will go over this with you. 1. She deviated from her teaching plan. 2. She took to social media mocking her bosses and the school district. 3. Ignored the write ups and continued with her agenda. This teacher pushed her own agenda. I'm 63 y/o. Back in the day, there was a strict curriculum of what was to be taught. For example, it was Columbus, and only Columbus who discovered America. However, the best teachers I ever had were the ones who would teach the curriculum but encourage their students to seek out more information. To go to the library. To do research. And fortunately, my father would encourage us kids to question what we were being taught to expand our knowledge. For example, he asked me, "When Columbus discovered America, who did he encounter? It was Native Americans. When Leif Ericson discovered America before Christopher Columbus, who did he encounter? Native Americans." That's the discussion we had 53 years ago.

[@PickleRick65]

That's great, except Columbus never encountered "native Americans"

[@_Kittensworth]

Yes. I can imagine cases where it would be right for a teacher to take a stand, but in this case it just seems like she was out of her depth.

[@RossPotts]

@@PickleRick65totally misread the gist of what this lady was saying. Her father, with the knowledge he had at the time, gave her an example of breaking through customs inventions dogma. It wasn’t about native Americans.

[@PickleRick65]

@@RossPotts - Nope. I was just pointing out that Columbus never encountered "native Americans". It's You that misinterpreted me.

[@jackharper8307]

“…lawyers ARE making an argument.” Not “is making an argument.”

[@sgraham4533]

There’s something missing here… What did she say on TikTok or do on TikTok that was so disturbing to the school district? what is this journalist thinking?

[@carsonrandolph7911]

If you act extremely unprofessional, say negative things publicly about your workplace, and have a record of being poor at your job… It’s logical you’ll be fired.

[@havable]

There was no record of her being poor at her job. She told students they have rights under the constitution. This pissed off the Texas School Board.

[@mirozen_]

@@havable Regardless of her job performance it should be expected that an employer get rid of any employee who publicly mocks their supervisor yo millions of people on social media regarding the content of a job review they have received. This was not simply unprofessional. This is something that will impact her supervisors ability to perform their job. I'm seriously shocked that anyone as childish as this woman has shown herself to be could have ever been hired in the first place.

[@benjaminrobinson9140]

@@havable why do people keep saying "rights under the constitution" without saying which ones?

[@Alarik52]

Except - none of those things are the case here.

[@Alarik52]

@@mirozen_ It's almost like you know not one single details of this case.

[@oscarsmith6519]

She is getting the attention she craves, so she’s got that going for her. Got to love vanity.

[@msunje9862]

Where is the vanity ? Y’all didn’t even watch the videos she made, just jumping to conclusions

[@msunje9862]

She did this for attention craving ? It shows how y’all think teaching kids about their rights and constitutions is worse then all that gender politics

[@Zebwgar]

The vanity and shallowness comes from you! Instead of researching and seeing how what she said is completely right and her employer is on power trip. They push lgbt onto kids but her teaching the kids about rights and law is drawing the line and concern. You rather defend the administration that is wrong

[@Tone2K]

If she lacks the common sense to refrain from airing her dirty laundry on social media, the students are probably better off with her being let go.

[@Scribe127]

Her need for attention outweighed the importance of employment.

[@E4AdventureFilms]

Freedom of speech is not freedom from consequences. You are an employee, you can leave and they can ask you to leave, as long as it is not an “ist” issue. Blows my mind that people go on social media acting a fool, and then are surprised when their effing around turns into finding out.

[@ERIN_198]

Then that's not freedom of speech.

[@E4AdventureFilms]

@@ERIN_198 freedom of speech does not mean you are free of any consequence. If you call your friend ugly, and it negatively impacts your friendship, that is your consequence. But you had the freedom and rights all along and still do. By your logic I can now demand that my friend not let my insult affect our friendship and they must comply.

[@ERIN_198]

@@E4AdventureFilms You're confusing what freedom of speech means

[@E4AdventureFilms]

@@ERIN_198 I disagree. And that’s ok, because that is my freedom of speech. I have also assessed my consequences, which is why I am publicly making the statement. This is no different than the “yelling fire in the crowded theater” argument. You have the freedom and the rights, but in the real world there are sometimes consequences to your actions. Which is fine and good, but be aware of it before speaking. It truly is that simple.

[@E4AdventureFilms]

@@richardshortall5987 thought about it…standing by it. Are you trying to impede on my freedom of speech by shaming me and calling me childish? See how it doesn’t work like that? Freedom of speech is not the core issue. It is accountability for what you say. Whether or not you like it, you will be held accountable for what you say by our society. Therefore you should consider what you say, before you say it. That is the foundational pivot for societal decorum. That is not a debate, it is literally how it works and I can rattle off examples all day.

[@Heyymynameisjbells]

She should totally have been fired for this, because it is a cardinal rule that you don’t bring your work life into social media

[@jaxz4986]

She was an activist-teacher. Now she's just an activist, with a lot of free time

[@vinivola]

This "teacher" seems very immature and perhaps the education field is not for her.

[@phalynwilliams4119]

Why would you publicly post online details of your private meeting with your employer? What did she expect to happen? She is a teacher? Is she an example of why our educational system is in so much trouble?

[@RuthB51]

It wasn't a prudent decision. But I can understand her being upset that the administration chastised her for teaching students about the holocaust.

[@phalynwilliams4119]

@@RuthB51 , Thank you for the deeper explanation. The video did not state that her true issues stemmed from her teaching students about the Holocaust. Prior to the pandemic 😷 a teacher in the Midwest lost his job after he taught and showed horrific pictures of Emmett Till to his students. Other teachers have been censored 🤬 for teaching unpopular topics to their students. She has company. If she expected to keep her job then yes the decision to post was imprudent.

[@RuthB51]

@@phalynwilliams4119 The full story was that she taught students about the holocaust, including how propaganda and loyalty oaths were used to indoctrinate the German public. She taught about how teachers were required to take a loyalty oath to Hitler and to teach the propaganda of the Nazi Party. She also taught students about their civil rights in the US and how they cannot be forced to take a loyalty oath. During an assembly, some students didn't rise and take the pledge, and the school blamed her. I think she should have filed a whistleblower complaint. Going on TikTok was a bad idea.

[@JohnSmith-js3po]

You don’t want to work there, they will hound you to death over petty stuff till you can’t take it and quit 😢

[@paulogmf]

Even if she was advocating for world peace or puppies, revealing the bullet points of what i assume is a private meeting is simply wrong, and she did it in the worst social platform possible.

[@mustaffa1611]

don't be a boot licker. she was actually teaching students and that's why she was fired. "We've noticed an intentional attempt at teaching your students about their legal and constitutional rights"

[@randomcheese1719]

she's far from the brightest person, that's for sure.

[@miketemple7686]

Watching her TikTok and all she talks about is how she’s teaching children about gay and trans rights. She goes on about how her students are going to die in a few years due to global warming. She’s NOT concerned with reading, writing, or math.

[@texasgal07]

Teachers don’t get that long of a list of concerns or things to work on…unless they’re a subpar educator. Good teachers don’t have those types of meetings to begin with. Just sayin!

[@elcubanito2442]

Who wants to be a teacher in the USA public schools anyhow? Gross. It’s one of the worst jobs in this country. Treated like garbage every single day and paid nothing.

[@mustaffa1611]

"We've noticed an intentional attempt at teaching your students about their legal and constitutional rights" - this is why she was fired and why the tv station didn't mention it.

[@rickmaj9582]

My wife is a teacher and she has no facebook for this reason as well as keeping her life private from students.

[@tonimilstead5089]

Why do people think their every thought and act need to be announced to the world? Get your kids out of public schools if you can. I know it's easier said than done, but the pain now is going to be less than when they are fully indoctrinated by the time they are 18. There are no good role models for your children.

[@ronaldwerner3542]

So much for freedom of speech in this country.

[@mindimartian9821]

Speak all you want. There are still consequences when you do it on "company" time or about "company" superiors.

[@sun622]

Freedom is not absolute freedom. There are things you can't post on youtube.

[@shantelcrutison7653]

She's silly and immature, why do everybody gotta post their business on social media? WE DON'T CARE ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS!!!🤨

[@OReily08080]

They tryna get free therapy lesson or somethin?

[@americanbeauty4015]

and the BOT are snowflakes

[@americanbeauty4015]

@@OReily08080 they cryin in their britches and throwing poo around!

[@gigiherrington3072]

I'm sick and tired of teachers like this. They have no business being around children !

[@KevinJohnson-cw1kw]

Agreed.

[@mikeelek9713]

Why do people feel the need to put their entire lives online?

[@motleyassortment5512]

You don't discuss what is going on between the schools administration meetings to the public. What goes on at s meeting is private matter not to be aired to the whole world. I don't think the board was wrong in letting her go, she could have caused alot of unwanted troubles for the school and students. She tried to tarnish the school's reputation and was relieved of her job.

[@dawsonbolus]

Unless you have a protected class card

[@DavidGivinsnhe]

Schools districts have a lot to hide especially when some act as gang in public schools as I'm banned from earning a living from Miami Dade county public schools when they committed all the crimes and now I'm in NYC lounging for life planning for the world's educational system intelligence and wealth that belongs to a few lucky Girls mainly my girl students in Miami Dade county public schools 😊😅❤ My principal/administration was at the time affiliated with criminal Bigots group in Miami Dade county public schools! This was 2014 and Lawyers wouldn't accept 20 to 50 thousand dollars to file a lawsuit against Miami Dade county public schools!😂😊❤

[@RevTox]

I'd rather know what they discuss about administrating these public schools we pay for.

[@richardchambers3533]

If she is on tiktok, she is a narcissist

[@mayya4413]

No she is not! Y’all didn’t watch her videos. Why is her boss pushing gender politics onto kids but her teaching about laws and rights is “concern”

[@mayya4413]

You rather make false accusations about her to fill your ego. That is sign of actual narc! You don’t see the concern about what these kids are learning and what these administrators are pushing into kid.

[@richardchambers3533]

@mayya4413 Evidently you are on tiktok. Triggered?

[@ZeroCtr1]

Any woman on TikTok has internet addiction

[@synnove1046]

@@ZeroCtr1But not the men on TikTok?

[@EasyPeasy_Japanesey]

Lady you're at fault. Own up to it

[@JoMaSaOfficial]

Why do they have to post everything on Tiktok, do your F-ing job teach 💯 hope she never gets hired anywhere else 💯

[@PoliticallyhomelessXX]

Screw her. All these teachers, surgeons, and doctors are so desperate to be be seen on social media that they are willing to risk their careers. If you can’t stay off of social media then you are the problem.

[@jaym5938]

What was said? This report is completely devoid of context. It is NOT reporting.

[@RedFoxwithTubeSocks-hi7jj]

For liberal Austin to fire an activist teacher, you KNOW she stepped over the line.

[@johnharris7756]

A grown woman has no business making TikTok’s.

[@culcune]

Personnel issues are generally not to be discussed by either party. If they had posted video(s) to a public server discussing her job performance, she would have probable grounds to sue. Well, she posted a video about her employer and how they handled a personnel situation and they successfully fired her. Keeping personnel issues confidential goes both ways.

[@privatename2648]

Excellent point.

[@ImaRockStarPR]

Horrible news story without disclosing what she said. But her cocky attitude says a lot. She thought running to the media would save her. People like her do not know the media is sometimes happy to help people make fools of themselves.

[@killercow444]

This just left me with more questions than answers😂

[@tangieshogelola6898]

Shes immature.

[@Qrayon]

"The lawyers is making an appeal...." They is?

[@sar4x474]

There’s a great essay out there somewhere called “Let’s Face It.” It discusses the employer employee relationship. In summary, the idea is, let’s face it, as an employee, your number one responsibility is to please your boss. If you can’t, go find another job or the employer will force you to.

[@mustaffa1611]

it's public so the taxpayers are the boss and .... "We've noticed an intentional attempt at teaching your students about their legal and constitutional rights" - this is why she was fired and why the tv station didn't mention it.

[@sar4x474]

@@mustaffa1611 Interesting omission on the news’ part. But she still had a boss, regardless of whether it was public or not.

[@InevitableTruthTeller]

Typical overly dramatic expression. She made a fool of herself in the TikTok video. That should be her biggest concern.

[@thefantasticfouragrusas137]

Teachers like this are a major part of why todays youth is so messed up

[@hardtymz2517]

But not the ones in Florida and Texas obviously. They can't even get legally sane adults to run those states. Florida's state bird is Krokodil and Texas, well watch the Family Guy episode where they live in Texas. THEY (FG) AIN'T WRONG. lmao.

[@pseudopretentions1722]

No parents letting there kids do whatever they want is why.

[@americanbeauty4015]

If I've ever heard a snowflake comment before, yours is it

[@krisaaron8180]

I live with a teacher. Take my word for it: messed up starts in the home.

[@synnove1046]

“are”not “is”. Maybe the teachers from the past years weren’t doing as good of a job with the kids of your generation as you thought they did.

[@brianal7143]

As if it's so hard to NOT make a video about a meeting with your employer on social media. People are so attention seeking it's crazy.

[@mcmlxii4419]

Can a teacher actually get away with wearing a stupid ring in their nose these days?? It looks so stupid.

[@user-yo1pk4ky4k]

Following the rules, Honey, is a lot better than living in your car. Everybody is a victim nowadays!

[@JDoe-gf5oz]

Cute, I wish her all the OF success she can get.

[@brianal7143]

She'll be back bragging in another news story about how she now makes $10k a month on OF soon

[@losfromla1480]

Post-wall and haggard looking. She's a dime a dozen and that's how she'll earn. Close to $100/month.

[@nightowl7459]

​@@brianal7143Yeah, she's a fame junkie and won't be able to resist going back and joining the rest of the narcissist who believe their opinions are the the only ones that should be listened to.

[@Zebwgar]

@@nightowl7459how is she narc ? Any proof ? Bc she called out her boss that was on power trip

[@Zebwgar]

@@nightowl7459reverse the gender and y’all wouldn’t be saying this about a man that calls out his boss that was on the wrong

[@MichaelJones-rn2pq]

Not every thought or feeling that a person has needs to be shared with the world. Nobody seems to know what the word "discretion" means these days.

[@ClarityDetermination]

Could you put that more generally and possibly could you exaggerate a bit more? Did you even see the tiktok before you used social media to share with the world, your quick thought or feeling? 😅

[@MichaelJones-rn2pq]

@@ClarityDetermination What part of it didn't register with you? I think we have both seen enough celebrities, athletes, politicians, and others crash and burn on social media ( by the hundreds, if not thousands) for my assertations to ring true. Yes, I saw the Tik Tok. I thought she came across as...well, let's just say not mature and professional. Your opinion might be different, but she DID lose her job, right?

[@DM-uk3dp]

Entitlement is a hellof a drug. Guarantee she has not learned anything from this experience

[@dm0065]

Having a TikTok account at all should be grounds for termination.

[@MrResin-xk2mf]

She’s absolutely insufferable. Also in Texas you can legally be fired simply because your employer doesn’t like you. They could fire you because the sky wasn’t as blue as it was yesterday. When the teachers Union doesn’t rush to your aid, you might be the problem.

[@sean2015]

Texas is a right-to-work state. Teachers unions there don't have the same kind of power that they do in Chicago or Newark.

[@sean2015]

@@yoyo19583 at-will employment laws