Teacher Blogging
Natalie Munroe is a schoolteacher in Pennsylvania who won compliments from fellow teachers and at the same time offended some parents when she criticized some of her students as 'lazy whiners' on her blog. This incident led to her suspension by the school board, but she is not backing down from her stance that teachers should have the right to speak freely about difficult working conditions, whether through blogging or other outlets.
In fact, Ms. Munroe continues to speak out on the state of the nation's education system, using her case as an example of how teachers are routinely and unfairly blamed for the problems of American schools. This case is causing school districts across the country to rethink how they regulate teachers' use of social media and blogging.