Just learnt about the case about Julie Amero, (wiki-link) which was pretty shocking to me. A Connecticut middle school teacher, Julie Amero, was substituting for another teacher. While she was browsing the Internet, her computer was suddenly hacked and displayed pornography content.

She went out of the room to find IT help, and therefore the content were left exposed to middle school students. She reported to the principal about the incident as well.

However, it ended up like this: she was sued and the IT demonstrated how she should have prevented this from happening. After a lengthy trial, she finally gave up the fight and decided to settle. Her teaching license was revoked as a consequence.

Obviously, it doesn’t sound fair to most of the people who first heard about it. Though the media might have been bias on amplifying how innocent she was, it should not be completely her fault. So what should we learn from this case? I think the case should be analyzed from the stand point of the following parties:

1) a school teacher who might have encounter the same situation

2) the IT support who should have taken care of the security

3) the administration who will respond to that kind of incidence

4) the parents whose kids are in that school

Well, I am thinking of keeping my thoughts secret because I will use this as a case study for my class next semester. But if you would like to comment, please feel free to do so.