Organizations should have clear policies to describe what employees cannot post on social media.
For example, Kirkwood Community College constructively discharged a faculty member, Jeff Klinzman, for posting inflammatory remarks against Donald Trump and conservatives, costing the college a settlement of 25,000 USD.
Did Kirkwood have a social media policy when they fired Jeff Klinzman? Do they now?
- https://www.thefire.org/cases/kirkwood-community-college-professor-removed-class-following-anti-trump-facebook-post
- https://www.kcrg.com/content/news/Kirkwood-settles-with-fired-professor-over-Facebook-posts-that-caused-criticism-569978191.html
- https://www.thegazette.com/education/kirkwood-professor-quits-after-claiming-antifa-affiliation/
- https://www.thefire.org/news/victory-college-settles-antifa-professor-fired-criticizing-president-trump-facebook-avoids
- https://www.thefire.org/cases/kirkwood-community-college-professor-removed-class-following-anti-trump-facebook-post/news
- https://www.thefire.org/news/aaup-criticizes-kirkwood-community-colleges-rush-terminate-antifa-professor
- https://www.thefire.org/news/kirkwood-college-president-axing-antifa-professor-if-im-found-legally-wrong-i-can-live
- https://www.thefire.org/news/kirkwood-community-college-parts-ways-antifa-professor-raising-first-amendment-concerns
- https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/08/26/kirkwood-cc-announces-professor-sympathetic-antifa-wont-be-teaching-due-safety
- https://dailyiowan.com/2023/12/02/photos-donald-trump-campaign-rally-at-kirkwood/