I suppose by now many of you have heard the story about the nursing student that was kicked out of nursing school for posting photos of a placenta on Facebook. That nursing student, Doyle Byrnes, sued the school and won her case!
A Federal judge overturned Ms. Byrnes' dismissal from the nursing program at JCCC and basically told the school to go screw themselves.
In Melgren’s ruling, he found:
•Photos are taken to be viewed, and if the students were given permission to photograph the placenta, it became irrelevant what they did with the pictures.
•There was no violation of any patient’s privacy because there was nothing in the photos to identify whose placenta it was.
•Byrnes was not allowed a fair hearing on her dismissal.
Melgren acknowledged that the Facebook element of the case mystified him, but he said: “Today’s generation of students is today’s generation of students and I don’t know that what they did was disruptive. I think the college’s reaction was disruptive.”
Read more: http://www.kansascity.com/2011/01/06/2566180/facebook-placenta-photo-case-goes.html#ixzz1AKrInum7
Chalk a win up for common sense.
Until next time,
-Bill
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