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 respond in a polite manner and explain that it is inappropriate to be friends with a student's parent on facebook and that you need to keep your personal life separate from your professional life. But offer an alternative which can be an email if they have any questions or concerns.