Can Hr People Tell Your Boss If You’ve Applied For A Different Job?

I work at a consortia of schools. I work at one but applied for a job at our neighboring school. I think our joint HR director told my current boss I applied and now she is acting really weird.
Was it illegal for the HR person to say something? Do I have any recourse because she is really coming down hard on me?
Thanks!

Do You Shake Hands When You’ve Just Been Fired?

I’ve been fired from quite a few jobs lately. Every time I’m given the news of my dismissal, I am seated in the Human Resource Director’s office with managers and supervisors. I make a plea to salvage my situation, but inevitably I am told I am terminated. At that point, what is the proper etiquette?
I have always “thanked” each seated person in the room, shake their hands, and turned in my badge as I’m escorted off the premises. I’m always the one to initiate shaking hands, and I’ve noticed they are always very hesitant to extend their hand in return.
What’s the correct way to exit gracefully?