Why School Leaders Should Never Get Into a Twitter War With Kanye West

Responding impulsively to negative comments on social media will only make the problem worse. By Luvelle Brown Kanye West is at it again. The Grammy-winning rapper turned ubiquitous social media bully has a knack for getting under people’s skin. First it was former girlfriend Amber Rose. Then Taylor Swift. Kanye’s 21.7 million (and counting) Twitter followers can hardly wait to see who, or what, ends up in his online crosshairs next. So far-reaching is the rapper’s social sniping that President Obama himself has weighed in, calling Kanye a “Jack#$!” for the way he lashed out at Ms. Swift. As a …