Tweeting School Law Presentation

On Friday, October 21, I enjoyed listening to the presentation from Roberta Rowe, Esq. an attorney with Lozano-Smith.  I find using Twitter at talks such as this help me to remember the key ideas.  Then, when other people enter into the conversation, then it is even more dynamic.  Using the Twitter hashtag, #csufleads, I started Tweeting the presentation.  I find that Tweeting is a lot like note taking for me except that I know I can always go back and find things electronically in my Twitter feed.

You can view the "Twitter feed" from this presentation by clicking on this link for #csufleads.  

One of my first tweets (@robdarrow) was: 
#csufleads. bullying is physical, verbal or psychological. Many studies done about bullying and adverse effects.

Then, #csufleads studies show that the "bully" has increased substance abuse, more crime, lower academics, cycle of violence
And:   #csufleads District's responsibilities to protect students, train staff, investigate complaints, remedy and monitors.

It was exciting to have one other person in the class to Tweet as well.  Katie Hirstein tweeted, "School Law = interesting, but SO overwhelming."

Then, Daniel Gutierrez, a friend and educational collegue retweeted (Daniel is in the Ed Doctoral Program at Fresno State):  @danielcsufresno Daniel Gutierrez
“@robdarrow: #csufleads Ed Admin or teachers can confiscate the cell phone if there is "probable cause" or "reasonable suspicion”

And Andrew Schwab, another colleague in Merced County retweeted:  "RT @anotherschwab: #csufleads The key is that schools should not ignore student and parent concerns or can be held liable.  Districts should be proactive!

And then ECalhoon, who is an educator in San Ramon, Ca  retweeted:  "We can also transfer that right to a police officer, if the need arises" regarding the search of a student if one is suspicious about drugs.

It was good to see a final tweet from Pat McCue: 

pmccue6 Pat McCue

#csufleads expulsion not allowed for first time possession under one ounce.

This is just one small example of the power of a network and how Twitter can expand the conversation.

You can view the "Twitter feed" from this presentation by clicking on this link for #csufleads.