Facebook and The Workplace: Beware!
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facebook, United States District Court, social media pitfalls, business law, risk management, business communication, case studyAbstract
A student in high school posted a picture of herself in a swimsuit on her Facebook page. An administrator later used that picture as part of a county-wide presentation concerning the potential pitfalls of using social media websites. After learning of the picture being used as part of the presentation, the student brought a suit against the school district and the administrator. As a part of its response to these allegations, the case went to the United States District Court. This case has been written only as an instructional case study that examines emerging and traditional legal and management concepts. Although this case notes the seriousness of this real world situation, the legal and business concepts are presented and discussed in a manner to promote student learning only. As a result, the case will be presented and discussed in this manner. The names of the parties, certain locations and certain facts have been changed in order to protect various individuals. This case is appropriate for graduate and undergraduate business law, business management, risk management and business communication classes
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