Emer McLysaght: Nothing about parenting horrifies me more than the school WhatsApp group

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But then there are the groups that have gone to the dark side, turned political or turned on each other. I’ve heard stories of teacher bashing, principal bashing, other parent bashing.

I was in a group once where a ‘suspicious vehicle’ was on the verge of being reported to gardaí but was identified as a new work van belonging to a neighbour in the nick of time Some schools even publish advice on their website about these groups, advising that they’re not places to air grievances, political opinions or host private conversations. No educator put Teaching down on their CAO form imagining they’d one day be fielding emails from parents complaining they’ve been defamed in the third class chat.

 

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