if a teacher looks at your facebook profile and uses it against you in school...?

[Jamie B]

Facebook is a public resource. Of course, you can control who sees your Facebook page by adjusting your privacy settings; then, your teacher would have to be your friend in order to see what you post. It most certainly is not "illegal". The teacher may be checking student's Facebook pages because she/he wants to stay "in tune" w/ their likes and dislikes in order to facilitate better lesson plans, not to be nosy. As teachers are humans and judged themselves by very strict moral codes, there certainly are teachers who may view students's pages either from concern or from less positive motivations.

BTW I know it seems like a long time away but employers look at potential employees Facebook pages in order to "judge" their moral character. This happens to teachers, white collar workers and various other positions. Sorry for the dose of realism.