For most, it is common sense to simply watch what you put online. You know- not posting offensive statements, personal information, or, I don’t know, anything about a lawsuit settlement and breaking the confidentiality agreement.

That’s what the daughter of the former headmaster of Gulliver Prep School in Florida did after he reached a settlement with his former school, who he believed had discriminated against him when the school didn’t renew his contract. A deal was made in November 2011 that Patrick Snay would receive an $80,000 settlement.

That was all well and good for him and his family… until it all got taken away. Before the deal was 100 percent sealed, Snay’s daughter took to Facebook to brag to her 1,200 friends about the settlement, saying “Mama and Papa Snay won the case against Gulliver. Gulliver is now officially paying for my vacation to Europe this summer. SUCK IT.”

After news about the post made it into the hands of Gulliver’s school officials, the Snay family received a letter informing them that the confidentiality agreement had been broken, so they would not get the $80,000. The agreement stated that neither Snay nor his wife could talk about the case to anyone but the attorneys and other expert advisors. They had first broken that agreement when they told their daughter about the case in the first place, and their daughter posting about it on Facebook was what revealed that mistake as well as added another. Whoops.

Well kids, we can add this ordeal to the list of why you should be careful about what you post online. Word of advice- if you ever find your family in the midst of a lawsuit: don’t do what Patrick Snay’s daughter did, because she is definitely not going on vacation in Europe this summer.