Missouri passes law against teacher-student Facebook friending
August 4, 2011 by admin
Filed under Lingerie Events
Missouri law bans student-teacher Facebooking
MSNBC is reporting that Governor Jay Nixon recently signed into law Missouri’s State Bill 54 to make it illegal for students and teachers to become friends on Facebook or any other social networking site. The goal of the law is to prevent inappropriate relationships from developing between the teachers and the students. Any type of direct communication between teachers and students on the sites is specifically banned.
The law explicitly states that teachers are not to use any websites for work related purposes unless they grant total access to school administrators as well as the parents and guardians of students. They are also prohibited to have personal websites that allow for communication with current or former students.
Critics of the move suggest that it might seem like a good tool for preventing relationships from developing, but it also implies a lack of trust for the motives of teachers. They are also concerned about the possibility that limiting social networking sites might limit educational opportunities in the future as these sites increasingly become the most commonly used methods of communication. While Missouri is the first state to pass such a law, other school districts around the country have requested that teachers limit online interaction with students or have issued strict guidelines by which the communication can take place.
