Teacher Is The State Of Missouri "Facebook Law," Says He Can Not Contact Your Own Child Online
A teacher from Missouri has sued the state for a new law that prevents teachers to contact students via the Internet, saying they make it illegal for her to speak with his son on Facebook.
The law, which has been dubbed Facebook law forbids teachers to have an exclusive communication with the students on the work of Internet sites. Students are defined as children under 18 years participating in, or used to attend the school where the teacher works. Her dress says Christina Thomas Ladue, Mo., school district where she said that teachers can not be "exclusive communication" with their children on Facebook, if their child meets the legal definition of an alumnus or current.
Thomas said the law violates their rights under the first and 14 amendments.
Not everyone accepts the law goes too far.
The law, which has been dubbed Facebook law forbids teachers to have an exclusive communication with the students on the work of Internet sites. Students are defined as children under 18 years participating in, or used to attend the school where the teacher works. Her dress says Christina Thomas Ladue, Mo., school district where she said that teachers can not be "exclusive communication" with their children on Facebook, if their child meets the legal definition of an alumnus or current.
Thomas said the law violates their rights under the first and 14 amendments.
Not everyone accepts the law goes too far.
Shake Charolles Haft, a professor of educational leadership at Virginia Commonwealth University, told the Huffington Post that the bill is a good way to fight against sexual abuse in schools. It found that about 10 percent of public school students in 2000 reported having experienced unwanted sexual harassment or abuse by a teacher.
"Quality and private contact with students are not educationally necessary," he told the site. "In the same way that the school would have said, 'No, you can lock in a room with a student," this law effectively says: "No you can not block a site where you can only student.'"
The American Civil Liberties Union, representing Thomas, said there are better ways to prevent the teaching of misconduct against freedom of expression by blocking contacts on social networks.
Prohibition of Facebook and discussions as well as limit the ability of students means' to communicate with teachers and the courts, the extent to which school authorities may dictate the behavior of online students has been a controversial topic. The Supreme Court ruled in 2007 that administrators could punish a student brought up the "Bong Hits 4 Jesus" banner in front of his school because the banner created "serious disturbance" in the school. Appellate courts have dealt with cases of students who say that governed their off-campus online speech and action is not sufficient to disrupt the campus of the merits of the suspension.
7. Circuit sides with two high school students who are punished to send a photo of themselves wild online. In June, Third Circuit held that the two students would not be interrupted to create MySpace profiles, and derided at home and school administrators.
"It would be inappropriate and dangerous precedent to let the state under the guise of school authorities, to reach the house of the child and check the actions of his / her to the same extent as it can manage this child when he / she participates in school-sponsored activities, "wrote the judges.
In April, however, the 2nd Circuit ruled that a school district was within its rights to prevent a student to report the class secretary after she wrote on her personal blog, while at home "is canceled due jamfest to douchebags in central office. " And the 4th Circuit ruled last month that West Virginia school district may suspend a student for creating a MySpace group, which accused a classmate of herpes.
CORRECTION: The previous version of this article are incorrect decision of the Fourth Circuit.
"Quality and private contact with students are not educationally necessary," he told the site. "In the same way that the school would have said, 'No, you can lock in a room with a student," this law effectively says: "No you can not block a site where you can only student.'"
The American Civil Liberties Union, representing Thomas, said there are better ways to prevent the teaching of misconduct against freedom of expression by blocking contacts on social networks.
7. Circuit sides with two high school students who are punished to send a photo of themselves wild online. In June, Third Circuit held that the two students would not be interrupted to create MySpace profiles, and derided at home and school administrators.
In April, however, the 2nd Circuit ruled that a school district was within its rights to prevent a student to report the class secretary after she wrote on her personal blog, while at home "is canceled due jamfest to douchebags in central office. " And the 4th Circuit ruled last month that West Virginia school district may suspend a student for creating a MySpace group, which accused a classmate of herpes.
CORRECTION: The previous version of this article are incorrect decision of the Fourth Circuit.
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