Not every modern invention is a boon – a lesson that a 22-year-old school teacher learned the hard way when the police showed up in her class, took her aside for a simple action she does every day, and grilled her with questions, only to promptly arrest her even as they agreed that she meant no harm to anyone.
The day started like every other day for Kristen Volpe, a student-teacher at John L. Hensey Elementary School – she had her lessons planned, classes scheduled. But the norm broke when she found herself face-to-face with the Tazewell County Sheriff’s Office deputies, who started questioning her if she had any weapons on her and then proceeded to grill her about her Snapchat activity. She admitted that she messages her roommate and boyfriend on Snapchat and often shares pictures of the kids she teaches. But she couldn’t fathom what could have prompted the police to come knocking on her classroom door.
