Missouri teachers, students to be banned from interacting through social media

Missouri bans teacher-student social media connect


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Posted: 08/02/2011

The state of Missouri will ban teachers from interacting with students using social media starting August 28th.

This applies to Twitter and Facebook.

Lawmakers say the goal here is to protect children from sexual misconduct by teachers. Read more about this story.

What are your thoughts on Missouri’s new law?

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