Limits on Student-Teacher Social Media Interactions

Virginia Rethinks Limits on Student-Teacher Social Media Interactions

By Hattie Brown Garrow, The Virginian-Pilot , Va. (MCT)

The Virginia Department of Education has backed away from specific policy recommendations that limit how teachers communicate electronically with students.
The department had considered advising teachers to avoid text-messaging students, or interacting with them on social-networking sites, such as Facebook or Twitter.
That proved unpopular—three-quarters of the 79 comments received by the department criticized drafts of guidelines, which were designed to prevent...