The current Fayette County policy in regards to teacher and administration ran Facebook pages is to treat the page as if it were a puppy.
    The policy states, “it may be fun and convenient but it will require more care and attention than you may realize… both have to potential to make mess that will potentially be unpleasant to clean up.”
    In line with Fayette County’s guidelines, many teachers still have school Facebook pages for their classes or clubs, and why not?
    The pages allow teachers to post homework or club information, they’re much easier to edit than conventional web pages, and they have the added bonus of  allowing the students to easily communicate with the teacher.
    The current Facebook layout allows students to comment or write whatever they like on a teacher’s page, as long as they are their “friend.” Though this usually proves to be one of the reasons Facebook is so awesome, it can also be a problem.
    For example, in the winter season of 2010-2011, Fayette County Schools posted information about school closings on its Facebook page. Many students felt the need to voice their  opinions. The comments became increasingly vulgar, and eventually they had to disable all student comments, thus making Facebook about as useful as a conventional web page.
    This is not the only problem with Facebook pages though. For instance, a teacher in Pennsylvania was fired due to saying that she hated her students on her personal page. This raised some issues on whether or not teachers should even have the option of having Facebook pages.
    Some school districts have gone as far as to banning their employees from having a personal Facebook page.
    Others argue that there should be no restrictions on whether or not teachers should have the right to a personal Facebook page.
    The general tendency for teachers is to have an account and simply not add students until after they have graduated.
    On a positive note, teachers have been implementing Facebook to reach students and to assign homework and give out information about the class.
    What Dunbar teachers are beginning to find is that students are much more responsive to a Facebook page than a regular web page.
    “I’ve found it much easier and much more conventional than using a traditional class page,” said chemistry teacher Mr. Jason Swango.
    “I’ve had no issues with students responding inappropriately to my posts and ever since I’ve made a class page I’ve had a lot more success reaching my students. I’ll even post information about outside clubs or post chemistry riddles in the absence of anything else.”
    Alternatively, teachers have had to rely on webpages and e-mail with connect to their students. The perk of using Facebook however, is the fact that students are already checking their Facebook pages every day.
    “We have met them where they are,” said science teacher Mr. Matt Turner.
    Students don’t rush to their computer to check their e-mails or teachers’ webpages.
    Thanks to Facebook’s notification system, students with facebook using teachers will immediately be able to see when their teachers posts a homework assignment or announcement, even if they’re busy updating their online social life.