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Students: Facebook Fight Page Tarnishes School

Many said they feel it has done damage to the school's reputation.

Although the videos themselves were taken down off the "BRHS Fights" Facebook page almost one week ago, for many students, it is already too little too late. "Fights happen in every school and they are almost inevitable, but the attention on these fights tarnished the reputation of the school, and the hundreds of other students that were completely uninvolved," said Bridgewater-Raritan High School senior Amulya Yalamanchili. "When 10 students receive so much negative attention, the media is overlooking the good deeds of the other 2,800 students. We can all agree that the page was not a good idea, but the reason it was not a good idea is because the page sensationalizes the violence." The Facebook page, called BRHS Fights, was started March…

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Poll: Is Facebook Fight Page Worth the Negative Attention?

The videos have been taken down, but the Facebook page itself is still up.

Although the videos have been taken down, the BRHS Fights Facebook page is still online with users continuing to post comments since the social media site launched March 14. The Facebook page, called BRHS Fights, was started March 14, according to records on the public page, and showed videos of fights both inside and outside the school building. They included a lunch period fight, another on the grounds across from the entrance and others, with the latest published March 17. More than 2,000 people had already "liked" the page as of Thursday. But as of Wednesday morning, the five videos that had been posted were no longer visible on the page, and a message from the creator of the page stated, "I would rather stay anonymous then be known as…

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Bridgewater-Raritan Fights Appear Random, Chief Says

The videos of the fights were not available on the Facebook page by Wednesday morning.

It seems to be random fights being filmed and placed on Facebook, Bridgewater Township Police Chief Richard Borden said Wednesday about "BRHS Fights," a new page that launched on the social media site March 14. The Facebook page, called BRHS Fights, was started March 14, according to records on the public page, and showed videos of fights both inside and outside the school building. They included a lunch period fight, another on the grounds across from the entrance and others, with the latest published March 17. More than 1,000 people had already "liked" the fledgling page as of Wednesday morning. But also as of Wednesday morning, the five videos that had been posted were no longer visible on the page, and a message from the creator of the…

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Facebook Fight Page Probed By District

Videos of Bridgewater-Raritan fights have been posted on a newly opened Facebook page.

BRIDGEWATER, NJ -- The district is investigating a recently published Facebook page that is filled with videos of recorded fights at Bridgewater-Raritan High School. The Facebook page, called BRHS Fights, was started March 14, according to records on the public page, and shows videos of fights both inside and outside the school building. They include a lunch period fight, another on the grounds across from the entrance and others, with the latest published March 17. A post on the Facebook page asks for videos to be sent via email, and promises anonymity. More than 700 people have already "liked" the fledgling page. In the comments on one of the posted videos, poster Katy McCall questioned why these fight videos are being posted at all. "…

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Facebook Group Promotes Message of 'Let Us Live'

It is encouraging children to send pictures about banning guns to President Obama.

Bridgewater resident Neha Pallod Limaye is hoping to get one message to the President of the United States—“No badge, no guns.” And to promote that, Limaye has started a Facebook group called Let us Live!, which is centered around that message. The group was created just after the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut Friday, which left 28 people dead, including 20 children under the age of 10 years old. With more than 1,200 members after just starting the group Saturday, Limaye is asking children to draw pictures that can then be sent to President Barack Obama in the White House. “Our intention is to get that message out to the President, to flood the White House with pictures hand drawn by young children, asking…

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Can an Employer Force You to Reveal Your Facebook Password?

A state legislative committee approved a bill this week that would bar the practice.

  Can an employer force you to reveal your Facebook or other social media password as a condition for getting hired or keeping your job? That issue began to get some attention in March after a statistician in New York reported that during an interview with a potential employer, the woman interviewing him had searched for his Facebook and, upon discovering that it was private, asked him for the password. The statistician, Justin Bassett refused and left the interview, according to the Associated Press. But the story brought to light other instances where employers have sought similar access to social media accounts, and have led several states to consider legislation to ban the practice. California's assembly voted Thursday to approve such …

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Mikey

1:43 pm on Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Done! It is common for employers to do a credit check on potential employees.   more ›

Poll: Can Identity Be Stolen On Facebook?

Should posing as someone else using social media be considered a crime?

As social media has become increasingly popular in the United States, it has provided a forum for people to pose as someone else. A quick Google search of "Chris Christie, Facebook" pulls up multiple profiles claiming to be the New Jersey governor. Sometimes it's just a person creating a profile on Facebook, MySpace or Twitter to pose as a hero of his or hers. Sometimes, it can be disparaging to the person the profile was claiming to be. Last year, a Belleville woman was indicted on a count of identity theft after allegedly creating a Facebook page using a former boyfriend's personal information and photos, according to a report by the Daily Record. The woman allegedly wrote comments ridiculing the victim, a Parsippany detective, and were …

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Poll: Higher Facebook Standards For Teachers?

Recent news has teachers and social media use front and center. What's your opinion?

The First Amendment protects Americans' right to free speech. But how does that affect educators and how they interact with, or in front of, their students. A firestorm has started in Union Township and beyond and beyond by after a teacher allegedly posted comments anti-gay remarks on her Facebook site, according to NJ.com. Social media policies–or the possible creation of them–in districts are becoming a major talking point across the state. A law professor at Rutgers told the Star-Ledger recently that social media interaction between teachers and parents/students may be "buying significant problems," but that the same interaction could "help students and parents." So, what do you think? Should there be policies in place to police …

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MadInNJ

1:07 pm on Thursday, October 20, 2011

The rules are different when your employer is the government, in this case a board of education. We'll see (if she is fired) if the courts decide that her right to free speech trumps the district's requirement to employ people who aren't prejudiced against a particular class of students (e.g., gays, African-Americans, disabled, etc.). Not sure why someone would need to have a Policy in place that…   more ›