OUR local politicians provide good model-lessons in the Malaysian classrooms too. Ask ex-Health/hell Minister Dr Chua Soi Lek who's making a comeback into MCA togdoggies positions. Ask ex-Oz PR-Msian senator Dr Ng Yen Yen (by right Japan should be a badder choice for her as PR-cy, no?), and ah, MCA Prez-2B OngTeeCat have their "morality" lessons to preach to the YoungOnes too. I won't trust anyone of them with a 10-foot-pole. Especially now with Ling Jnr A and B following in their Da's BIG, FAT shoes -- billionaire-at-27, Y&As Malaysian Youth? -- Come let's Eat, Drink and Be 'erryDrunk!
Pupils find teacher's steamy snaps on Facebook
By Carly Crawford
August 14, 2008 06:44am
Article from: Agence France
Kids find steamy photos on teacher's Facebook page
Pupils share images on phones before access stopped
School says kids shouldn't have Facebook access
DOZENS of students as young as 11 have stumbled across steamy images of their male teacher during a web search.
The teacher's Facebook site carried an image of a hand down the front of one man's pants and a link inviting users to suck the teacher's "lollipop", according to a witness.
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Victorian parents who complained to the school said the principal blamed them for the children's shock find.
The Department of Education is being urged to warn teachers against posting lewd images of themselves online.
The furore is the latest in a string of cases that test the boundaries between teachers' classroom roles and their private lives.
A physical education school teacher was recently forced to defend himself after appearing semi-naked on Make Me a Supermodel, Jennifer Hawkin's new reality TV show.
Pictures: Steamy photo shoot
But Rhys Uhlich, 24, said he understood his responsibilities as a teacher and people were just getting carried away.
"I find it funny that all of these people are commenting on me, saying I'm a terrible role model, and yet none of them have ever been into my classroom and watched me teach and see how I interact with the kids," Mr Uhlich said.
In March, Australia's swimming sweetheart Stephanie Rice, 19, became embroiled in a Facebook controversy after a series of snaps on her profile page revealed a wild side to the Olympic champion.
The swimmer was pictured dressed in a skimpy policewoman's uniform as well as shimmying around a pole.
Pictures: Stephanie Rice & Eamon Sullivan
And politicians have also been warned about the dangers of Facebook. More politicians are creating profiles to engage with constituents and the community at large. But, without knowing exactly what they are doing, MPs are also getting themselves into trouble.
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Child protection advocate Bernadette McMenamin said students entered their teacher's name into a search engine and clicked on the results - a Facebook page.
The social networking site's terms of use restrict access to students over 13, but its open access or "public" pages can be picked up on a general search.
Ms McMenamin, whose son attends the school, said she was told up to 30 students had seen or heard about the site.
Some had shared pictures on their mobile phones before the school had the teacher modify or restrict access to the site, she said.
Ms McMenamin saw the site before it was modified and described its contents as "raunchy".
She said teachers should be mindful of their role model status in the classroom.
"Kids Google everything," Ms McMenamin said.
"Children of this age are basically curious and that's why cyber safety is failing.
"We talk about educating children about the internet, but I think the department needs to educate their teachers on cyber safety and what's appropriate for a teacher to share online."
She accused the school of mishandling the case by responding to her complaint with an email that said: "If adults or siblings are giving our children access (to Facebook) then it is a concern more widely."
A Department of Education spokeswoman defended the school.
"The school has taken appropriate action to ensure its teachers exercise discretion when posting material on sites such as Facebook."
She did not say whether all teachers would be cautioned.
The principal did not return the Herald Sun's call yesterday.
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Hello.
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I am being sued by an arrogant corporate company (F&N Dairies (M) Sdn Bhd) because I exposed a horrible discovery concerning one of their products on my weblog. It is all about my shocking finding of an abnormal substance (mould) in a “Tea Pot” brand, sweeten condensed milk tin-can. You can read the full story (all the correspondence letters) and view photos of the contaminated milk and the disgusting hazardous conditions of F&N Dairies’ plant at my weblog http://consumersrighteousness.blogspot.com/.
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hi sdr edward skading:
surf to cpiasia.net tomorrow and we are featuring your case via YvonneFoong's blogpost at YouthSpeak section at the CPI website.
Raise one tehtarik to thee, and one more to Yvonne -- pls go and thank her personally eh!:( -- Desi
(who is also Editor, CPI in the steal of the KLnite; I am a Furongknight, BTW:)
Thank you very much, you people are great.
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