Need To Know How To Setup Anonymous E-Mail Or.........

[branca]

Hi my 44 year old daughter is having real issues, at work, with an alpha wolf head teacher. This man is rude,abusive & manipulative, & is making her life hell. It would not be a good idea for her to consult her union.
I have in mind to e-mail both him & the CEO of the local authority, but obviously need my address etc to remain anonymous, any help. Is a hot mail address totally fool proof?
I was also wondering if I could set up an anonymous social media page?

Any help,advice or ideas much appreciated

[shoota]

I think that it would be wisest to confine your 'assistance' to advice and support only.

[Tilly2]

I think she should consult her union to ask for advice. I don't think an e mail from you would be of any help.

[Svejk]

44yr old teacher. I'm sure she can sort her own problems out.
I can't help feeling that your anonymous 'angry' e-mails etc. will not help her and might well backfire.

[woofgang]

why wouldn't it be a good idea for her to go to her union? maybe she should change unions?
Anonymous emails or social media pages could be construed as harassment which would give your daughter's head teacher a chance to get his boot in first, be very careful!

[China Doll]

How exactly do you think either of those actions will help? To me it sounds like you'd be stirring or venting, otherwise you wouldn't be worried about not having your name on there. I don't think that's wise or helpful.

Going to a union, documenting all the issues as they happen and keeping any email documentation that supports her case sound like it would be more helpful.

[chrissa1]

I totally agree with everything said, above. Setting up up an anonymous social media page is so wrong in every aspect. I'm not sure it's not illegal too.

[branca]

Thanks for your considered replies. Re - using a union, remember it would be a case against the headteacher & he would not take it lying down, & he is also responsible for her reference.

[mccfluff]

which is why she should go to her union, they will support her, i doubt it will be the first time they have had to help staff out in situations with their managers or vice versa.

anonymous emails won;t help her and could ultimately hurt her

[jno]

as fluff says, that's exactly what unions are for.

[China Doll]

I wouldn't take someone making at accusations at me lying down either so you can hardly blame the head teacher for that, regardless of whether they are at fault or not. Most people don't put their hands up and go, 'yeah, you got me, I'm a manipulative bully, sorry about that'.

That is why the unions are there to help.

[jno]

PS no email address is totally foolproof, as the US administration is currently proving, but yes, you can set an anonymous one up on hotmail or gmail or many others, under any name you like; they don't require proof of identity.

I really don't think it's a good way forward, though. For one thing, even if it's anonymous, it mightn't be too hard to guess where it came from in your case.

[mccfluff]

and either hide your isp or do it from an internet cafe or public access pc.

you could go the whole hog and wear a disguise too

[society]

Any anonymous email from you could be traced back to you through thorough investigation.

[jno]

in fact the safest way might be to steal fluff's Blackberry and do it on that.

In practice, though, while you could open yourself to a libel suit, I'm not sure anyone would go to the time and trouble of trying to track down the source of an anonyous email when it's basically only a tipoff. But it's a risk you run.

[missnemesis]

I'm really not sure what help you think you are going to be able to offer your daughter by going down the route you describe above.

Anonymous emails to him and the LA will hold no sway when it comes to this situation being resolved. It's not going to take a genius to work out where they stem from and given that you are not prepared to give your name the head teacher and LA may assume it's your daughter who is sending them and that certainly isn't going to help her case.

Cyber bullying is never the answer. I'm sure there are other ways you could help.

[AB Editor]

As someone who gets lots of angry anonymous emails I can tell you they're the least useful thing in resolving any situation.

Her union should be able to help.

[grasscarp]

ABed - I am sorry to hear you get lots of angry anonymous emails. I think people should say who they are. When I wrote to you not long ago your answer was speedy, polite and helpful.

[woofgang]

if an Editor of anything doesn't get plenty of angry anonymous correspondence then he or she isn't doing the job right!!

[Segilla]

Why not wear what newspaper reporters used to unmask those Houses of Parliament crooks?

[murraymints]

At 44 she will not take kindly to parent stepping in..can only cause further grief..if this man is so horrid it is likely he has treated other staff badly too....she needs to prepare a dossier of facts dates Times ..what happened what was said..and present to union..others may well come out of the woodwork in support ..