blueberry1038
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Pennsylvania
I am in a quite unpleasant situation, and I would like your opinion regarding it. There was a "cheating" scandal at my medical school a few weeks ago. "Stolen" exams have been passed down from previous classes, and one person in my class decided to share them with 40 others via this website called "DropBox" or something like that. One person in my class, who's been doing poorly in that class, decided to be a telltale and informed the Dean of Ethics at my school. As a punishment, they voided the exam, and now everyone has to retake it. This course is the toughest course at dental school, and people usually spend 3-4 weeks preparing for each exam. Everyone became furious. The teachers made the following exam extremely difficult, and about 75% of people failed it. Now the person who supposedly ratted everyone out is the public enemy number one at school. After the exam, I decided to express my anger (probably not a smart thing to do) on facebook and wrote the following:
"Because of one c-word (didn't say ****) in my class, school's become a living hell, and now it looks like im gonna have to cancel my plans to see my best friends from college. thanks a ton. 99 problems and a b is one, snitches get stitches!"
A lot of ppl i know found it pretty funny. I didn't explicitly say the "foul" words, and the last sentence is a parody of a popular song and a catchphrase. A few days later, I received an email from the Dean of Ethics at my school requesting a meeting. The email didn't specify what the meeting was for. This morning I had a meeting with her. She said, "As a woman, I found the post very offensive and saw it as a threat. I understand everyone is really upset about the situation, but you have to be more professional. You are not in college anymore. The ethical board is going to have a meeting or hearing to examine the professional code of conduct and see what they have to say." I explained to her it was simply an expression of my feelings, certainly not a threat. I wanted to ask, "why do you have access to my facebook profile" but I wasn't sure if being confrontational would help me in any ways.
I honestly find this situation pretty laughable, and so do most people in my class. People's reaction was, "are we in fckin elementary school?" My action was certainly unprofessional and immature, but here's my defense: 1) Why do u have access to my facebook profile? 2) I didn't specifically mention who I referred to and didn't use those "banned" words. B words and C words could be anything. Where's my freedom of speech? Also, this occurred in a non-professional/school setting.
I dont know how things would turn out for me. I am just praying that they simply warn me. What are your thoughts on this situation?
I am in a quite unpleasant situation, and I would like your opinion regarding it. There was a "cheating" scandal at my medical school a few weeks ago. "Stolen" exams have been passed down from previous classes, and one person in my class decided to share them with 40 others via this website called "DropBox" or something like that. One person in my class, who's been doing poorly in that class, decided to be a telltale and informed the Dean of Ethics at my school. As a punishment, they voided the exam, and now everyone has to retake it. This course is the toughest course at dental school, and people usually spend 3-4 weeks preparing for each exam. Everyone became furious. The teachers made the following exam extremely difficult, and about 75% of people failed it. Now the person who supposedly ratted everyone out is the public enemy number one at school. After the exam, I decided to express my anger (probably not a smart thing to do) on facebook and wrote the following:
"Because of one c-word (didn't say ****) in my class, school's become a living hell, and now it looks like im gonna have to cancel my plans to see my best friends from college. thanks a ton. 99 problems and a b is one, snitches get stitches!"
A lot of ppl i know found it pretty funny. I didn't explicitly say the "foul" words, and the last sentence is a parody of a popular song and a catchphrase. A few days later, I received an email from the Dean of Ethics at my school requesting a meeting. The email didn't specify what the meeting was for. This morning I had a meeting with her. She said, "As a woman, I found the post very offensive and saw it as a threat. I understand everyone is really upset about the situation, but you have to be more professional. You are not in college anymore. The ethical board is going to have a meeting or hearing to examine the professional code of conduct and see what they have to say." I explained to her it was simply an expression of my feelings, certainly not a threat. I wanted to ask, "why do you have access to my facebook profile" but I wasn't sure if being confrontational would help me in any ways.
I honestly find this situation pretty laughable, and so do most people in my class. People's reaction was, "are we in fckin elementary school?" My action was certainly unprofessional and immature, but here's my defense: 1) Why do u have access to my facebook profile? 2) I didn't specifically mention who I referred to and didn't use those "banned" words. B words and C words could be anything. Where's my freedom of speech? Also, this occurred in a non-professional/school setting.
I dont know how things would turn out for me. I am just praying that they simply warn me. What are your thoughts on this situation?
