Category Archives: Educators

PA Teacher Uses Private Twitter Account to Sext with Student

For someone researching digital misconduct by educators, summer vacation is the slow season, which made it good time to take a break to finish my most recent book (Cybertraps for Expecting Moms & Dads). But these types of cases never stop completely. In June, a child abuse complaint was lodged with the Berks County (PA)…

Cybertraps for Educators: The Legal and Professional Risks of the Digital Age [Lecture]

2016-09-26 Cybertraps for Educators from Frederick Lane A presentation on educator misconduct presented to the New York State Council of School Superintendents in Saratoga Springs, NY on September 26, 2016. If you are interested in discussing a presentation or professional development program for your organization on this topic, please contact me for information regarding my…

Teaching Cyberethics to Millennials [Lecture]

2016-06-07 Teaching Cyberethics to Millennial from Frederick Lane A presentation delivered at the 2016 NASDTEC Annual Conference in Philadelphia, PA on June 7, 2016. If you are interested in discussing a presentation or professional development program for your organization on this topic, please contact me for information regarding my rates and availability.

Media Devices, Social Media, and Ethical Lapses [Lecture]

2016-05-27 Mobile Devices, Social Media, and Ethical Lapses from Frederick Lane A presentation delivered jointly with Catherine Slagle at the 2016 Inspiring Public Confidence Conference of the Ontario College of Teachers in Toronto, Canada on 27 May 2016. If you are interested in discussing a presentation or professional development program for your organization on this…

Interview with WITI Fox 6 News (Milwaukee) [Media]

Last week, I had the pleasure of doing an interview with WITI Fox 6 News anchor/reporter Ben Handelman (@BenHandelman) about a recent spate of educator sexual assault cases that have arisen in Milwaukee area schools. The opening of his piece lays out the scope of the problem: MILWAUKEE — They read like many texts written…

KSNV (News3 Las Vegas) Schedules Televised Panel Discussion on Educator Misconduct (Media) [Updated 2016-05-31]

NBC affiliate KSNV (News3 Las Vegas) will be taping a panel discussion next month about the issue of educator misconduct in the state of Nevada and across the nation. I am pleased to announce that I have been invited to participate in the panel discussion. I will update this post with additional information regarding panel…

TX Teacher’s Aide Pleads Guilty to Sexting and Improper Relationship with Student

Sometime during the middle of the 2013-2014 school year, Kearney Day, a 20-year-old teacher’s aid in the Allen Independent School District, used the Kik messaging app to start chatting with an unnamed 16-year-old student. In April 2014, the student told members of the Allen High School administration that she and Day were in a relationship.…

Mexican Elementary School Teacher Twerks Her Way Out of a Job

Every so often, one or another of my Facebook friends will post an image or e-card with the cheerful and uplifting admonition to “dance like nobody’s watching.” Some have attributed the sweet sentiment to author William Purkey or even (amusingly) to famously acerbic wit Mark Twain, but the line was actually penned thirty years ago…

Digital Investigations [Lecture]

2016-04-06 Digital Investigations from Frederick Lane A 90-minute presentation prepared for the Great Prairie Area Education Association on April 6, 2016. If you are interested in discussing a presentation or professional development program for your organization on this topic, please contact me for information regarding my rates and availability.

Cyberethics for Educators [Lecture]

2016-04-05 Cyberethics for Educators from Frederick Lane A 60-minute presentation delivered to the Great Prairie Area Education Association in Des Moines, IA on April 5, 2016. If you are interested in discussing a presentation or professional development program for your organization on this topic, please contact me for information regarding my rates and availability.