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ARTICLE · 18 JANUARY 2012

US bill to restrict social networking between teachers and students contested

Colin Biggers & Paisley
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A US state recently proposed legisaltion banning contact between teachers and students on Facebook.

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In brief - Freedom of speech concerns halt student protection act

On 24 August 2011 the Missouri State Teachers Association contested a bill which, amongst other things, proposed to restrict communication between teachers and students on social networking sites such as Facebook.

Bill intended to protect children from online predators

The bill was entitled The Amy Hestir Student Protection Act. It established a taskforce for the prevention of sexual abuse of children, as well as a number of mechanisms for the reporting of such abuse.

Court upholds teachers' concerns regarding freedom of speech

This dispute illustrates the clear tension between the use of social networking as an effective teaching tool and the fear of online predators of children.

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