Student, Denied Degree For MySpace Photo, Sues

gwoodrow writes "We've all heard the 'fired because of MySpace' stories, where a simple blog or picture gets someone canned. But now one of the targets is fighting back. (The offending picture in this case was a snap from Halloween 2005 of the student in a pirate outfit drinking from a cup.)" From the article: "Teacher in training Stacy Snyder was denied her education degree on the eve of graduation when Millersville University apparently found pictures on her MySpace page 'promoting underage drinking.' As a result, the 27-year-old mother of two had her teaching certificate withheld and was granted an English degree instead. In response, Snyder has filed a Federal lawsuit against the Pennsylvania university asking for her education diploma and certificate along with $75,000 in damages."

Comments

Re:So what they're saying here is...

[EveryNickIsTaken]

..low paying.. You clearly do not pay property taxes. Teachers now make more than the private sector, and in many instances, significantly more. Coupled with essentially "free" benefits for life, and it's quite the cushy job.

Re:Image is... something.

[jafiwam]

Coming from a guy that is overweight has terrible taste in web site colors, scamming his visitors for his pile of shit web site and quite obviously a pill popping faggot you got a lot of nerve making those assumptions.

Re:umm - throwing the BS flag

[operagost]

There is still a 0.001% chance of contracting an STD from a gynecologist visit, a 0.0012% chance of contracting genital warts from a toilet seat, a 0.0019% chance of becoming pregnant while being unconscious and raped during any given hospital stay, etc.

... and about 99.9% chance of being trolled by some fool on Slashdot.

Re:umm

[Moofie]

"Sorry, but, as a coward, I feel obligated to take all my solutions in pill form."

Fixed that for you.

Re:umm

[Elektroschock]

The question is why don't you leave that repressive environment to save your mental health?