Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Parent Facebook Friend? After you return from a class field trip, a parent who was a chaperon approaches you and comments how much they enjoyed the field trip. At the end of the conversation they ask you to "friend" them on Facebook. You explain to them that it is unprofessional to be Facebook friends with a parent of a student. The parent shrugs off the comment. The following day they approach you about why you have yet to "friend" them on Facebook. How do you deal with the situation? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) Quite frankly, I am not on FaceBook so I have not experienced this situation. However, being a member of FaceBook does send an open invitation for your parents and even students to locate you and request to be your friend. If this parent is that persistent, I would either deactivate my account or change my name on the site. Let the parent know that you decided to deactivate your account and if they want to communicate with you then use your school email or safe method of communication where there is a paper trail and you have no choice but to conduct professional conversations.