Saturday, May 25, 2013
Student Teacher Internet Law Takes Effect
This law prohibits teachers to befriend students on social networking sites outside of the classroom. Lawmakers think this will go a step further to prevent unwanted student-teacher relationships from blossoming, while many school officials say the new law "assumes" all teachers are predatory perverts.
In a recent Missouri poll, most teachers will reach out to their students on social networking sites in an appropriate manner; whether it is for tutoring or friendly companionship. High school students, in particular, are befriending their teachers outside of school because we live in a virtual world where technology seems to be the only way a teacher can truly connect with a student academically.
The law was passed unanimously this last spring after there were a large number of sexual relationships reported between teachers and students within the Missouri school systems.
The main issue seems to be how to staunch sexual activity between teacher and students while not condemning the teachers and students who have done nothing wrong. The new law completely restricts emails, internet contact of any kind outside of the classroom, and texting. Although lawmakers in Kansas city have stated the student-teacher internet law wouldn't affect learning, several teaching organizations disagree and plan to petition for a modification of the new law in January of 2012.
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User17235 said: Students and teachers should only interact with each other over the school's methods of communications and that's it. This rule is a good one for sure.
Technokat said: Absolutely, students need to have a way to electronically contact their teachers, but to do it on a personal and corporate-sponsored social media website is not necessary.
Many teachers have teacher email accounts that are accessible through the school website. There is no need for any teacher to be communicating through FB if this is in place. Schools ought to budget for webmail or some sort of webpage hosting site with email capabilities for their staff members.
Teachers who are smart enough to know the issues that surround social networking with students would never open themselves up to the dangers of using sites where personal communication takes place. Teachers need to protect themselves from accusations of inappropriate conduct--there is no reason for a teacher to have a private conversation with a student on any social media site.
What's more ironic is that even though personal communication is huge on FB, with the privacy issues the website seems to constantly have, teachers and students become advertising targets. This is not the purpose of school communication.
Keep school communication on school-sponsored websites, and leave FB out of the equation.
Abby said: Our school website has a social feature and students are able to communicate with teachers when the need be. I would DIE without it, I am waiting right now on Sat night to hear back from my teacher about a paper due on Monday.
User12331 said: SO stupid, I will just email my teachers than, one way or another I will get in touch with my teachers when I have questions, if not FB than email...who cares