{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Cybertraps Podcast","title":"Will Your Costume Cost You Your Career? Cybertraps 88 Halloween Edition","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/c9801300\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2908,"description":"Show Notes  Two articles on Cybertraps.com  Halloween Costumes Result in the Suspension of 14 Idaho Educators  https://www.cybertraps.com/2018/11/04/halloween-costumes-result-in-the-suspension-of–14-idaho-educators/ What Do Pokémon Balls, Pumpkins, and Death Stars Have in Common? Just Google “Baby Bump Costumes”!  https://www.cybertraps.com/2016/10/18/what-do-pokemon-balls-pumpkins-and-death-stars-have-in-common-just-google-baby-bump-costumes/   When did Halloween become such a big deal?  Blame the 1980s   First Amendment – Is dressing up a form of speech?  Yes, but same analysis as other types of speech   Educators Are Role Models The Role of Social Media  All it takes is one photo How well do you know your friends   Potentially Problematic Costumes  Political commentary Overly sexualized Cultural appropriation Mocking specific groups or an individual Making fun of a tragedy   Considerations for Administrators  Halloween celebrations and costume parades can put pressure on disadvantaged families Costumes can create division in the school community Impact on the repu Students may feel marginalized or attacked   Resources - #2021–10–19 Native American Chief, Anne Frank, And 15 Other Costumes You Should Absolutely Steer Clear Of On Halloween  https://www.buzzfeed.com/simrinsingh/problematic-halloween-costumes  - #2021–05–29 London principal removed from position after backlash over wearing student’s dreadlocks  https://globalnews.ca/news/7905066/london-ont-principal-removed-wearing-dreadlocks/  - #2020–10–31 Two Syracuse school employees put on leave for racist Halloween costumes  https://cnycentral.com/news/local/two-syracuse-school-employees-put-on-leave-for-racist-halloween-costumes  - #2020–10–30 Political costume nixed at Okay Elementary  https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/news/schools/political-costume-nixed-at-okay-elementary/article_f55fe23e–8e76–5822-a2db-d79d49825e0c.html  - #2019–11–07 Milpitas blackface teacher admits he made ‘horrible mistake’ ...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/-npbjlTwEpH5Ybi_ySNRhS-EfNqaI7Ep1svTppTGhLE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQxNTcyLzE2ODM5/MjY0NDktYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}