Bethlehem Area School District Superintendent Joseph Roy’s Twitter usage has been making headlines in the Lehigh Valley for years.
Bethlehem Area School District Superintendent Joseph Roy sends a tweet from his office in the district education center.lehighvalleylive.com file photo
But district students’ over-the-top responses to his decision to call a snow day last night before the flakes began to fall has garnered the attention of BuzzFeed News.
@BASDSUPT pic.twitter.com/Xe838AhNXi
— Junien (@Junien12) February 9, 2017
@BASDSUPT You’re the only presidential candidate I would ever vote for.
— Paige Della (@paigeluvhanover) February 9, 2017
@BASDSUPT I feel as if I just got truly blessed pic.twitter.com/74VGpeZf4R
— Gab (@GabBuell) February 9, 2017
@BASDSUPT h just made 10,000 kids’ day by simply typing a few words
— Steve Recchio (@stevstevstevv) February 9, 2017
Roy joined Twitter back in 2013 hoping to connect with parents and instead found that students were among his most loyal Twitter fans. His followers surged during Superstorm Sandy and kept growing as the winter went on.
Typically, as soon as the weather forecast mentions snow the pleas to cancel school start popping up. And Roy responds to most of the tweets.
As Twitter’s made more features available, like a GIF search in Twitter, student replies have gotten more and more creative.
Today, Roy’s got close to 10,000 followers and it gives him a way to connect to students on a personal level that wouldn’t be possible otherwise in the sixth largest school district in Pennsylvania.
After cancelling school, Roy had some fun with students telling them to join him for an early morning Twitter chat.
@BASDSUPT I am going to thoroughly disappointed if I wake up tomorrow at 6:00 am and you are not live!
— Peter Schleicher (@PSsince01) February 9, 2017
@BASDSUPT With all due respect sir , we are using this delay to gain sleep that will help us advance in the classroom.
— Elliott Bond (@EBond99) February 9, 2017
Roy talked to BuzzFeed News about the unexpected connections he’s made with students and the perks of Twitter.
And, sorry guys, he also exclusively told BuzzFeed that school will definitely be open tomorrow.
Bethlehem Area School District Superintendent Joseph Roy dished with BuzzFeed News Thursday about Twitter.Sara K. Satullo | For lehighvalleylive.com
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