Educational Technology

September 3, 2011

Missouri judge blocks Facebook limits for teachers

Filed under: Educational Technology — admin @ 12:30 am

by eSchool News

The law limiting private teacher-student conversations through social networking sites such as Facebook had been scheduled to take effect Aug. 28. A new Missouri law prohibiting teachers from having private online conversations with students suffered a double setback Aug. 26. First, a judge blocked it from taking effect because of free speech concerns. Then, the governor called for its repeal. The law limiting teacher-student conversations through social networking sites such as Facebook had been scheduled to take effect Aug. 28. But Cole County Circuit Judge Jon Beetem issued a preliminary injunction blocking it until at least February, saying the restrictions “would have a chilling effect” on free speech rights.

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2011/08/27/missouri-judge-blocks-facebook-limits-for-teachers/

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