https://www.law.com/2022/11/10/teachers-reinstatement-upheld-after-termination-for-appearance-in-tiktok-video/
(Photo: 2020 Bloomberg Finance LP)A unanimous three-judge panel of the Commonwealth Court upheld a teacher’s reinstatement and arbitration award Monday after the Central Valley School District dismissed her from the position in December 2019 for appearing in a TikTok video with her daughter.
November 10, 2022 at 10:30 AM
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What You Need to Know
- The Central Valley School District charged teacher Rebecca Hall with immorality, incompetency, intemperance and willful neglect of duties in violation of the Public School Code of 1949 due to her appearance in a TikTok video.
- Hall appeared in the video for 7 to 8 seconds and was off duty and in her home during the filming.
- The video did not include indication that she was a teacher or worked in the school district, according to the Commonwealth Court’s opinion upholding Hall’s reinstatement.
A unanimous three-judge panel of the Commonwealth Court upheld a teacher’s reinstatement and arbitration award Monday after the Central Valley School District dismissed her from the position in December 2019 for appearing in a TikTok video with her daughter.
The Central Valley School District terminated teacher Rebecca Hall after her minor daughter posted a 15-second TikTok video of the two dancing and lip-syncing to a song with explicit lyrics.
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