French site can’t name teachers
p2pnet news | Freedom:- It used to that French students could publicly "name and shame" teachers online at note2be.com, based on teacher-critical sites in the US.
But not any more.
Says the site today a la a Google translation >>>
Following a very large number of connections, the site is temporarily unavailable.
However, you can give us your email, we will contact you to send your link to registration No. te2be
Following the decision of the Tribunal de Grande Instance de Paris No. te2be must cease to collect and process the names and notes for teachers with effect from Wednesday, March 5 at 16h32.
Indeed the decision by the regional court on March 3 calls into question the very foundation of the web "contributory" in our country.
This decision is alarming with regard to the principle of freedom of expression on the Internet in France, especially for students french.
We are going to appeal that decision.
We will come back soon!
Unions, backed by the education ministry, "took the site to court, saying the personal comments represented a breach of privacy and an ‘incitement to public disorder’," says Reuters, going on:
"The judges backed their case and said the Web site could no longer identify any teachers by name and told the site’s owners they faced a $1,517 (1,000 euro) fine for every infraction.
"It also told them to pay a symbolic 1 euro fine and legal fees for some 30 teachers who had taken part in the court case."
Note2be.com, "asked pupils to rate their teachers according to six categories – how interesting, clear, fair, available, respectful and motivated they were," says Reuters, adding:
"It also set up a rankings system to promote France’s top 10 teachers/
Education minister Xavier Darcos, "praised the court verdict, saying in a statement that he ‘totally supported teachers whose difficult mission will not be the object of anonymous attacks on the Internet’."
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Also See:
Reuters – French court says site cannot grade teachers, March 3, 2008
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