Valerie
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She said she thought it was the right thing and she probably would have fired herself too.
"She did what was probably the most appropriate thing to do," Talvitie-Siple told ABCNews.com. "I embarrassed her, I embarrassed the school district and, you know, if I were her, I probably would have done the same thing. It was not a surprise."
The 54-year-old teacher said she thought her posts would only be visible to her friends and didn't realize that her Facebook settings made the comments visible to others on the Internet.
The comment about the parents stemmed from "political activity" between the teachers' union, the administrators, the school committee and parents, she said.
"It's caused a very stressful year for every administrator, not just me. And it's made it a very caustic place to work," Talvitie-Siple said. "[It's] a product of a lot of frustration and angst about whether I should leave or not."
After writing on Facebook "I'm so not looking forward to another year at Cohasset Schools," she added that the community was "arrogant" and "snobby."
"I made a stupid mistake, it may have cost me my career," she said.
Talvitie-Siple said she's adjusted her Facebook settings and hopes her experience can be a lesson for others.
"She did what was probably the most appropriate thing to do," Talvitie-Siple told ABCNews.com. "I embarrassed her, I embarrassed the school district and, you know, if I were her, I probably would have done the same thing. It was not a surprise."
The 54-year-old teacher said she thought her posts would only be visible to her friends and didn't realize that her Facebook settings made the comments visible to others on the Internet.
The comment about the parents stemmed from "political activity" between the teachers' union, the administrators, the school committee and parents, she said.
"It's caused a very stressful year for every administrator, not just me. And it's made it a very caustic place to work," Talvitie-Siple said. "[It's] a product of a lot of frustration and angst about whether I should leave or not."
After writing on Facebook "I'm so not looking forward to another year at Cohasset Schools," she added that the community was "arrogant" and "snobby."
"I made a stupid mistake, it may have cost me my career," she said.
Talvitie-Siple said she's adjusted her Facebook settings and hopes her experience can be a lesson for others.