Teacher Schooled In Facebook Privacy Policy

Facebook's share-everything-with-everyone default settings appear to have blindsided ex-teacher June Talvitie-Siple, who lost her job after making unflattering comments about her students and their parents.

Talvitie-Siple, of Cohasset, Mass., allegedly called students "germ bags" on her Facebook page, where she also stated that she continually caught new illnesses from them. She additionally allegedly wrote that her students' parents are "arrogant" and "snobby." Some parents saw the posts and complained, following which Talvitie-Siple was asked to resign.


She reportedly says she believed her posts were viewable only by her contacts -- apparently because she didn't realize that Facebook recently changed most of its default privacy settings to share-everything-with-everyone. Of course, comments like Talvitie-Siple's could have backfired without Facebook. (Full Story)