The Importance of Social-Media Guidelines

“Officially no, but that may be on the horizon,” he said.

I also spoke with several other teachers and a principal. Most, like Bultman, had similar self-imposed policies. Some younger teachers have deleted their Facebook accounts altogether after recent stories hit the news about teachers getting fired for their Facebook posts. None of the teachers I spoke with are working at schools that have formal social-media policies governing teacher and student conduct.