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Friday, August 05, 2011

Mo. Teachers Protest Facebook Crackdown

Law proposed after investigation found 87 Missouri teachers lost licenses because of sexual misconduct

COLUMBIA, Mo. — As they prepare lesson plans for fall, teachers across Missouri have an extra chore before the new school year begins: purging their Facebook friend lists to comply with a new state law that limits their contact with students on social networks.

The law was proposed after an Associated Press investigation found 87 Missouri teachers had lost their licenses between 2001 and 2005 because of sexual misconduct, some of which involved exchanging explicit online messages with students.

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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Any teacher that wishes to pursue a relationship outside of the school needs to be examined closer.

August 6, 2011 at 9:52 AM

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