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OrlandoDem2

(2,262 posts)
Thu Jan 13, 2022, 08:06 PM Jan 2022

FL GOP legislator wants cameras and mics on teachers in every school.

https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/florida-bill-would-allow-cameras-in-classrooms-and-microphones-on-teachers/#app

This guy is a lunatic. Do NOT go into teaching in Florida. The salaries are bad enough but this is humiliating and abusive.

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Florida lawmakers are debating a bill that would allow schools districts to put cameras in classrooms and microphones on teachers.

The measure was proposed by state Representative Bob Rommel, a Republican from Naples.

"I think if we can do it in a safe way to protect the privacy of students and teachers, I think we should do it," he told CBS Miami. "I haven't heard a response good or bad from any teachers, but … it's not their private space. It's our children's space, too."
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FL GOP legislator wants cameras and mics on teachers in every school. (Original Post) OrlandoDem2 Jan 2022 OP
No big brother is watching vibes here Terry_M Jan 2022 #1
Legislators first, especially in the back room meetings. NoMoreRepugs Jan 2022 #2
Yup TheRealNorth Jan 2022 #9
I think all GOP reps kacekwl Jan 2022 #3
I'm guessing that they don't have a shortage of teachers in Florida? leftieNanner Jan 2022 #4
And folks pushed JustAnotherGen Jan 2022 #5
Right, no body cams for police, but teachers filmed all day at work. Irish_Dem Jan 2022 #6
then flood the schools with students who will provoke incidents for cash nt msongs Jan 2022 #7
Imagine a room full of students The Wizard Jan 2022 #24
Is this for public schools only? rurallib Jan 2022 #8
How do you protect privacy Deuxcents Jan 2022 #10
Good point... TheRealNorth Jan 2022 #11
You don't. This is simply intended to intimidate and control teachers. patphil Jan 2022 #20
What next? 15 minutes a day of forced monitored adoration of Abbott on TV before going to work? Firestorm49 Jan 2022 #12
Different asshole governor, but yeah, that's basically it jmowreader Jan 2022 #19
The Florida Rep in the OP is totally ...NUTS!! Stuart G Jan 2022 #13
Rommel? Really? malthaussen Jan 2022 #14
It's called a "telescreen", Bob... The Unmitigated Gall Jan 2022 #15
Ok... Then drug tests and background checks on all politicians. mwooldri Jan 2022 #16
here's a idea ! let's put body cam's on congress critters 24/7, see how they like !! monkeyman1 Jan 2022 #17
Ok.. let's introduce it Deuxcents Jan 2022 #21
How about mikes and cameras on ALL legislators. IllinoisBirdWatcher Jan 2022 #18
agreed! monkeyman1 Jan 2022 #22
This is all about one thing in Gov Deaths state. slater71 Jan 2022 #23
Be sure and avoid this good christian's restaurant while in Naples. niyad Jan 2022 #25
Bring it! Lydiarose Jan 2022 #26

leftieNanner

(15,674 posts)
4. I'm guessing that they don't have a shortage of teachers in Florida?
Thu Jan 13, 2022, 08:11 PM
Jan 2022

Well, if they pass this, they won't have any teachers at all.

The next step would be to remove all certification requirements and let any old moron teach kids.

The Wizard

(12,837 posts)
24. Imagine a room full of students
Sat Jan 15, 2022, 01:29 PM
Jan 2022

facing the camera and masturbating. It could give Matt Gaetz an erection.

rurallib

(63,166 posts)
8. Is this for public schools only?
Thu Jan 13, 2022, 08:37 PM
Jan 2022

I didn't see anything mentioning private schools.

Repugnants are out to kill anything "public."

TheRealNorth

(9,629 posts)
11. Good point...
Thu Jan 13, 2022, 10:40 PM
Jan 2022

I am sure if some Public School student runs for office down the road, the Republicans will be reviewing all those classroom tapes looking for something stupid.

patphil

(6,910 posts)
20. You don't. This is simply intended to intimidate and control teachers.
Fri Jan 14, 2022, 08:58 PM
Jan 2022

Can you imagine the howl if Democrats tried to do this?

Firestorm49

(4,188 posts)
12. What next? 15 minutes a day of forced monitored adoration of Abbott on TV before going to work?
Fri Jan 14, 2022, 10:20 AM
Jan 2022

Their quest for an authoritarian state goes on unhindered. I’d like to be optimist but every day these idiots seem to get more and more fanatical by the hour. This country is in dire need of a spinal adjustment, and soon!

jmowreader

(51,401 posts)
19. Different asshole governor, but yeah, that's basically it
Fri Jan 14, 2022, 08:45 PM
Jan 2022

The school day will start with singing of the Star Spangled Banner, recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance, and five minutes of adoration for Ron DeSantos.

mwooldri

(10,385 posts)
16. Ok... Then drug tests and background checks on all politicians.
Fri Jan 14, 2022, 01:00 PM
Jan 2022

And once elected subject to regular screening.

And this proposal from a politician with the name "Rommel".

Now some daycares do offer a way for parents to view things online... I've mixed thoughts about this. School is a "workplace" so security cameras are called for in certain locations. Microphones on teachers: no. A mic on a security camera filming a classroom will be sufficient, and only where the security camera is warranted.

If the purpose of this is so that parents can see what the teachers are doing in their classroom well there's already a solution. The parent is welcome to volunteer to help out in that school any time they want.

 

monkeyman1

(5,109 posts)
17. here's a idea ! let's put body cam's on congress critters 24/7, see how they like !!
Fri Jan 14, 2022, 05:29 PM
Jan 2022

remember , they work for us !!!

IllinoisBirdWatcher

(2,316 posts)
18. How about mikes and cameras on ALL legislators.
Fri Jan 14, 2022, 06:07 PM
Jan 2022

Not just the fixed camera and sometimes no mike which they grudgingly allow CSPAN to broadcast. Body cams and mikes for legislators and government paid staff members. The Capitol complex is "...not their private space. It's our space, too."

slater71

(1,153 posts)
23. This is all about one thing in Gov Deaths state.
Sat Jan 15, 2022, 09:56 AM
Jan 2022

They are so scared of a teacher saying anything to the kids that come anywhere near Critical Race Theory. They can not allow the white kids to hear anything that would change what they tell their kids at home. They then grow up to become their parents and continue the way of the republican party of today. The next thing that they will ban is anything about what happened on Jan 6th. So the minds of their republican children won`t become disillusioned with the republican way of life.

niyad

(119,637 posts)
25. Be sure and avoid this good christian's restaurant while in Naples.
Sat Jan 15, 2022, 02:59 PM
Jan 2022

Looked at his state gov. page. First thing I read is him whining that the liberals were still making a big deal out of the insurrection.
I think he should be asked if he owns stock in security companies and surveillance equipment.

Lydiarose

(68 posts)
26. Bring it!
Sat Jan 15, 2022, 07:58 PM
Jan 2022

As a teacher, I would LOVE for some parents to see how despicable their kids act. They would be ashamed of them. I have nothing to hide. Mic and camera me up! I'm always professional and a great teacher. I would actually welcome being observed by the world. It's one of the few things that I disagree with the teacher's union about. They are adamantly against it, but I think it would knock the socks off of some indulgent parents with entitled kids and overly lenient administrators to see how awful some of the students are. OR, maybe it would have the unintended consequences of making the students behave if they knew they were being observed? In one of my lessons, I have students act as TV anchors. They write their own scripts and sit at a desk and pretend to present the news while I film them. During this week of "broadcast news," I leave my camcorder in the corner. When a student starts to act up, they look at the camera and ask, "Is that thing on?" I always say yes, and then they sit down and behave, one eye on the camera. I love it!

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