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I work at a school as a teacher assistant where I am creating a digital anthology of student writings, a school newspaper, as well as keeping track of everything assigned and submitted through the Google Classroom, so obviously I am on my work laptop a fair amount of my work day. I had a discussion with my supervisor/principal this afternoon where she informed me that there have been complaints that I am on my computer far too much throughout the day and she would like me to hand in my laptop to her at the end of each day so she can check my internet history to make sure I’m doing what I’m suppose to. I have absolutely nothing to hide, but the whole conversation felt so demeaning and I just want to quit right now simply on principle over the lack of trust and the invasion of privacy. Any…


I work at a school as a teacher assistant where I am creating a digital anthology of student writings, a school newspaper, as well as keeping track of everything assigned and submitted through the Google Classroom, so obviously I am on my work laptop a fair amount of my work day. I had a discussion with my supervisor/principal this afternoon where she informed me that there have been complaints that I am on my computer far too much throughout the day and she would like me to hand in my laptop to her at the end of each day so she can check my internet history to make sure I’m doing what I’m suppose to. I have absolutely nothing to hide, but the whole conversation felt so demeaning and I just want to quit right now simply on principle over the lack of trust and the invasion of privacy. Any advice? Am I overreacting?

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