Reuters (8/22, Murphy) reports that the Missouri State Teachers Association filed a lawsuit Friday saying that Missouri's new law banning students and teachers from interacting on social media is in violation of free speech and is too vague.
WPost: In An Online World, State Laws Impede Teacher-Student Communication. In an editorial, the Washington Post (8/20) writes that teachers across the US are using social media to better communicate with students and facilitate learning. Yet "new laws and proposed measures are impeding teacher communication with students outside of school-sanctioned email systems" in states like Missouri. The Post concludes that schools "are right to be concerned" about school bullies and sexual predators online, but that "in a media universe where young people are often most engaged and motivated online, these laws only handicap learning and innovation."
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