11-25-2008, 07:32 PM
I'm not sure how many people remember or follow this story.
A substitute teacher was asked to present a lesson that involved a computer and a projector. She was given strict instructions not to do anything to the computer if she had problems. She turned on the computer and it started showing porn ads. She left the room to get help while the computer continued to spew porn to the class. Yes, she should have turned off the projector, no, she shouldn't have left the room, but she definitely should not have been sentenced to jail time for child endangerment. The judge has decided to drop the felony charges, but she has still given up her teaching license, paid a $100 fine, and agreed to plead guilty to a mis-demeanor disorderly conduct charge. The rub was that the school had allowed the AV software, anti-spyware software and web-filters to lapse. They provided faulty tools, inadequate training and then blamed the results on her. I find every aspect of this case repulsive.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-1010774...l?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-5
A substitute teacher was asked to present a lesson that involved a computer and a projector. She was given strict instructions not to do anything to the computer if she had problems. She turned on the computer and it started showing porn ads. She left the room to get help while the computer continued to spew porn to the class. Yes, she should have turned off the projector, no, she shouldn't have left the room, but she definitely should not have been sentenced to jail time for child endangerment. The judge has decided to drop the felony charges, but she has still given up her teaching license, paid a $100 fine, and agreed to plead guilty to a mis-demeanor disorderly conduct charge. The rub was that the school had allowed the AV software, anti-spyware software and web-filters to lapse. They provided faulty tools, inadequate training and then blamed the results on her. I find every aspect of this case repulsive.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-1010774...l?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-5