Results: Florida mom says her child was expelled from preschool because of her Facebook post
Published on 09/04/2013
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An outraged Florida mom is lashing out after she says her 4-year-old son was expelled from preschool because of something she posted on Facebook. Ashley Habat claims that she was only venting her frustration after missing notice of her son's picture day at Sonshine Christian Academy in Callahan. Her online comments ended up getting her son booted. "Why is it that every single day there is something new I dislike about Will's school?" her controversial post on Aug. 21 read. "Are my standards really too high or are people working in the education field really just that ignorant." Do you feel the preschool was justified in expelling her son?
The school had every right to expel her son over the post
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310 votes
The school should have reviewed her post with her, and given her a second chance
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598 votes
The school has no right to expel her son--the post was just a comment, not a threat
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1550 votes
Not sure
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741 votes
Other (please specify)
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28 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
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| 0.15% | 5 | |
| n/a | 0.06% | 2 |
| na | 0.06% | 2 |
| we have freedom of speech in this country. | 0.03% | 1 |
| shouldnt be on facebook | 0.03% | 1 |
| what so special about christian academy any way?, it is just lousy religious as any one | 0.03% | 1 |
| the maturity of listening to others, their criticism, and concerns is essential especially for educate people. | 0.03% | 1 |
| the mother's personal facebook page is none of the schools business, it's a breach of her privacy that they even viewed her comment. | 0.03% | 1 |
| a 4 year old child should not be on facebook in the first place!!!!! | 0.03% | 1 |
| if this were a public school, i would say the school had no right to expel. a private school, has the right to decide who to do business with, and overreact if they choose. | 0.03% | 1 |
| the school should have taken her criticism an used it for improvement | 0.03% | 1 |
| its the mother who needs educating. | 0.03% | 1 |
| it makes no sense to me that they would expel the little boy when the comment was made by the mother. i think the adult/professional thing would have been to contact the mother and discuss the problem with her. | 0.03% | 1 |
| the actions of the parents should not reflect on the children | 0.03% | 1 |
| the school should have taken it up with her, but her son didn't do anything therefore they had no right to expell him. | 0.03% | 1 |
| none of the above | 0.03% | 1 |
| i agree with what she posted the education system in this country is rediculous and the school should have not only thought about her post they should have done what they can to fix their school | 0.03% | 1 |
| freedom of speech | 0.03% | 1 |
| this is america free speech remember? | 0.03% | 1 |
| the 4-year old son was not to blame | 0.03% | 1 |
| must be more to story | 0.03% | 1 |
| well free spech does come with consaquences. and if she hates the teachers and school so much they did her a favor | 0.03% | 1 |
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The school's position stated "Your relationship with Sonshine did not get off to a very good start the first day of school and unfortunately it has not gotten better," her letter of dismissal read in part. "You utilized social media to call into question not only the integrity, but the intelligence of our staff ... These actions are also consistent with sowing discord, which is spoken of in the handbook you signed." Do you think that a private Facebook page posting should be considered as "sowing discord" (biblical reference to creating disharmony or unpleasantness among people), when only the woman's Friends can view her page? This is ridiculous--a Facebook page is private
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681 votes
Everything you post on line is public, so yes
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876 votes
Depends on what was said--in this case, it shouldn't be
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722 votes
Undecided
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899 votes
Other (please specify)
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49 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
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| 0.12% | 4 | |
| na | 0.09% | 3 |
| n/a | 0.06% | 2 |
| who cares | 0.06% | 2 |
| she tagged the school | 0.03% | 1 |
| she tagged the school thereby making the post available to them even if she didn't mean to | 0.03% | 1 |
| why were they monitoring her facebook page in the first place | 0.03% | 1 |
| again, a private school has the right to set it's own requirements. it is a voluntary contract, and i'm sure the terms were agreed upon enrollment. if it was a public school, i would tell the school to get over itself... | 0.03% | 1 |
| freedom of speech is one of the usa most important rights. it is being undermined by political correctness and image control. but both the mother and school are wrong in this case, not dealing directly with the person causing the problem. | 0.03% | 1 |
| she actually tagged the preschool! | 0.03% | 1 |
| makes me think there is truth to her comments ??? | 0.03% | 1 |
| the school should have discussed the situation with her | 0.03% | 1 |
| doesn't sound very christian to me | 0.03% | 1 |
| she tagged the school in her post! if she hadn't have done that then no.. but since she did, i think they are justified. anyone on the schools page could see it since she tagged them in it. | 0.03% | 1 |
| what!!!! | 0.03% | 1 |
| people have become dumbass media nazis the school administration is full of itself...and full of something else too. | 0.03% | 1 |
| freedom of speech even on facebook as long as it is not vulger or threating | 0.03% | 1 |
| if only her friends could see it.. the school wouldn't have known it existed... | 0.03% | 1 |
| depends on what was said- i didn't read the post and notice any possible threats or discord, i don't know what's going on | 0.03% | 1 |
| people can be too sensitive. if they had a problem with her post then they should have talked to her. if that is all she said then let it go! if it just continued or got worse then i can't blame them! | 0.03% | 1 |
| the school should have. had her come to the office & discussed the post | 0.03% | 1 |
| she tagged the school. they were going to see it, there for it was no longer private. | 0.03% | 1 |
| no school has to have the maturity to answer their concern, and bring solution to solve and not make a bad situation worse. | 0.03% | 1 |
| she tagged the school...its ridiculous to tag them | 0.03% | 1 |
| if it is against the school's handbook they have every right to expel the student. | 0.03% | 1 |
| more to story | 0.03% | 1 |
| she tagged school in post | 0.03% | 1 |
| thats her problem | 0.03% | 1 |
| depends on her facebook settings | 0.03% | 1 |
| she tagged the school in her comment so of course they saw it. | 0.03% | 1 |
| i can't relate because i dont use social media | 0.03% | 1 |
| if they saw her post, it wasn't that private... | 0.03% | 1 |
| drama drama shut up school | 0.03% | 1 |
| it depends on the rules of the school | 0.03% | 1 |
| she needs to put her settings to private or not be friends with any school contacts | 0.03% | 1 |
| she tagged the school in the post, so she made it visible herself. compeltely her fault! | 0.03% | 1 |
| even if only her friends saw the post, according to the definition of sowing discord you mentioned earlier, she is still a perpetrator of such. | 0.03% | 1 |
| not applicable. atheist. | 0.03% | 1 |
| do her friend's kids attend the same school? | 0.03% | 1 |
| she shouldn't have tagged the school, that was idiotic | 0.03% | 1 |
| shouldnt be on facebook | 0.03% | 1 |
| the school is ridiculous but you need to calm down and not write on facebook it always comes back to bite you on the but | 0.03% | 1 |
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If you have a Facebook account, do you frequently vent your frustrations at stupidity and wrong-doings that you witness? All the time!
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248 votes
Occasionally
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852 votes
Never
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1396 votes
Do not have a Facebook page
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556 votes
Do this on other sites--Twitter, Tellwut, etc.
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135 votes
Other (please specify)
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40 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
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| 0.34% | 11 | |
| na | 0.09% | 3 |
| n/a | 0.09% | 3 |
| rarely | 0.06% | 2 |
| i never thought about that. | 0.03% | 1 |
| have facebook -- don't use it very often. | 0.03% | 1 |
| i don't use facebook. | 0.03% | 1 |
| i don't mention names online | 0.03% | 1 |
| don\t have a facebook page | 0.03% | 1 |
| not yet, but whobknows | 0.03% | 1 |
| it depends | 0.03% | 1 |
| i comment on blogs not facebook | 0.03% | 1 |
| no not yet | 0.03% | 1 |
| no facebook | 0.03% | 1 |
| no, i complain to my friends in our little group about things. | 0.03% | 1 |
| who cares. | 0.03% | 1 |
| no | 0.03% | 1 |
| don't have facebook | 0.03% | 1 |
| facebook & all the rest are stalked by shady people every minute of every day. be careful. | 0.03% | 1 |
| waste of time and huge exposure of your whol elife, if you are stupid enough to have a facebook account! | 0.03% | 1 |
| don't really care all that much | 0.03% | 1 |
| i don't use social media. | 0.03% | 1 |
| if it is called for. | 0.03% | 1 |
| no because i get called out on it by family every time | 0.03% | 1 |
| do not use any social media | 0.03% | 1 |
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