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!) I would just explain to the parent again that it is inappropriate for a teacher to be friends on social media with a parent of a current student. I would also tell the parent that I do not use social media very often and that it is primarily to keep up with family and close friends.                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: This is exactly how I would handle the situation. Rated On: October 16, 2016 4:06 am Rated By: ematen                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: Great idea! Rated On: March 3, 2017 11:21 pm Rated By: uDaHeD