Courts Rule That Inadequate
Social Media Liability Training
Endangers The Public And Employees
In a number of recent decisions, the U.S. Supreme Court and lower courts recognize social media as an inherently "high risk" broadcasting medium that can permanently destroy a person's reputation worldwide. Untrained and unmonitored school employees can violate the civil and constitutional rights of parents, students, and the public at large. The need for more in-depth training is obvious. (See 42 U.S.C.1983 traditional inadequate training analysis).
Giving verbal warnings and telling employees to read their social media policy doesn't qualify as adequate training under the new federal training standards. To prove to the public and courts that the district did their part in complying with the new federal training standards, in-house attorneys and HR are making my online course mandatory for all employees to enforce their social media policy.
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