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MLB agent tells Southside students social media can cost college, jobs
Summary
Mark Lineweaver, a Major League Baseball agent, told Southside High School students during a morning assembly that social media posts, bystander inaction and bullying can jeopardize college admission, scholarships and employment, and used a circulated Snapchat example to illustrate lasting consequences.
Mark Lineweaver, a Major League Baseball agent, told Southside High School students during a morning assembly in Rockville Centre that social media posts, bystander inaction and bullying can cost them college admissions, scholarships and jobs.
Lineweaver said adults — colleges and employers — are already monitoring students’ social media and that content shared privately can resurface with severe consequences. He cited a case in which a private Snapchat video containing a racial slur was circulated, leading to thousands of students calling out the sender and the student withdrawing from the University of Tennessee after her…
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