[spetznaz]

What I am not getting is why they (the authorities and/or school administrators) went ahead and shared the emails with the world. If they have to fire her for sending emails on school computers (seems a tad harsh to me, considering all other disciplinary measures available) they can go ahead and do it - especially if it some sort of stipulation that has firing as the stated remedy - however why distribute said emails? That is unusual. Leaving it at 'she sent torrid emails' would have been sufficient, but releasing the emails is simply going too far. She was quite foolish writing them in the first place, especially using the school's equipment, however why were they released?

[petitfour]

Her emails were requested by someone in the media. They must have open records laws, and the school system had no choice but to release them. The media published them.

[Colofornian]

What I am not getting is why they (the authorities and/or school administrators) went ahead and shared the emails with the world. If they have to fire her for sending emails on school computers (seems a tad harsh to me, considering all other disciplinary measures available) they can go ahead and do it - especially if it some sort of stipulation that has firing as the stated remedy - however why distribute said emails? That is unusual. Leaving it at 'she sent torrid emails' would have been sufficient, but releasing the emails is simply going too far.

What is oft NOT mentioned before the word "schools" is the word, "government" -- as in "government schools."

What our government officials do on our dime...make that...on our dollars plural...and our equipment is an "open record"...available for open perusal upon Freedom of Info requests by MSM and local media alike.