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Why are state employees and teachers not allowed to voice their opinion on social media?

Posted on 1/28/24 at 8:56 am
Posted by davidsheroes
Los Angeles
Member since May 2007
3527 posts
Posted on 1/28/24 at 8:56 am
Why state employees and teachers not allowed to voice their opinion on social media?

Actual prohibition regulation link

Why was this passed? Who supported this?

This post was edited on 1/28/24 at 8:57 am
Posted by SlowFlowPro
Simple Solutions to Complex Probs
Member since Jan 2004
425567 posts
Posted on 1/28/24 at 8:58 am to
In LA it's b/c of the legacy of the Longs
Posted by Carlos the Tiger
Louisiana
Member since Feb 2020
210 posts
Posted on 1/28/24 at 9:09 am to
Do you really want the State or city police actively campaigning against your preferred candidate?

It also keeps public school teachers from openly campaigning to your kids.

I think it is a good law. I wish it was enforced more aggressively.
Posted by Morgan56
Member since Jan 2006
1165 posts
Posted on 1/28/24 at 10:41 am to
Classified State Employees. Unclassified State Employees can.
Posted by SECdragonmaster
Order of the Dragons
Member since Dec 2013
16285 posts
Posted on 1/28/24 at 10:44 am to
Because 99% of people in education are emotional and only see issues from one side of the coin.
Posted by NYNolaguy1
Member since May 2011
20971 posts
Posted on 1/28/24 at 11:42 am to
For federal employees there's the Hatch Act.
Posted by LSUFanHouston
NOLA
Member since Jul 2009
37254 posts
Posted on 1/28/24 at 1:55 pm to
Most private employers don’t want you voicing an opinion either.

Why? Because they don’t want the protest cancel brigade showing up
Posted by Indefatigable
Member since Jan 2019
27234 posts
Posted on 1/28/24 at 1:59 pm to
quote:

Why state employees and teachers not allowed to voice their opinion on social media?

Do you actually not know or is this one of those “I just want to argue so I’ll ask fake questions” threads?
Posted by Shaun176
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2008
2496 posts
Posted on 1/28/24 at 2:03 pm to
Teachers are not covered by civil service rules.

Teachers, other school board employees, and sheriff deputies can run for office and campaign as long as it is not during work hours. Their political speech is protected on social media as long as they are not on the clock.
Posted by Scruffy
Kansas City
Member since Jul 2011
72376 posts
Posted on 1/28/24 at 2:40 pm to
quote:

state employees and teachers (if employees of any level of government)
Shouldn’t be allowed to vote, let alone voice their opinions on social media.
Posted by BigoBoys
Arizona
Member since Aug 2019
594 posts
Posted on 1/28/24 at 3:01 pm to
Cry me a river. Make fake accounts.
Posted by Coach72
Lafayette
Member since Dec 2009
1433 posts
Posted on 1/28/24 at 3:20 pm to
Doesn't apply to educators - there's many of us that are very vocal.
Posted by tigerpawl
Can't get there from here.
Member since Dec 2003
22454 posts
Posted on 1/28/24 at 5:22 pm to
Convince me that they’re qualified to opine on anything but teaching. Just because I have electricity connected to my home doesn’t make me an electrical engineer.

Too many Chiefs - not enough Indians. We have all the geniuses we can use.
Posted by LSUAngelHere1
Watson
Member since Jan 2018
8287 posts
Posted on 1/28/24 at 8:32 pm to
Teachers campaign like hell to increase taxes for us.
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