Missouri Law Says Students, Teachers Can't Be Facebook Friends 415
An anonymous reader writes "Teachers can be friendly with their students, but they can't be their friends, at least when it comes to social networks such as Facebook. State Governor Jay Nixon has signed Senate Bill 54, which goes into effect on August 28, 2011 in the state of Missouri. In other words, later this month it will be illegal for students and teachers to be friends online."
Dumb question... (Score:5, Interesting)
What happens if your teacher is your parent?
Re:Good... (Score:4, Interesting)
Re:Wait, they have the internet in Missouri? (Score:1, Interesting)
It does touch on freedom of association. (BTW I am a lawyer) But Courts in interpreting the Constitution don't look at it so black and white. Usually
Courts will balance what is being sought by the government ( I am assuming at first blush the prevention of child molesting ) with freedom of association. Guess
what side you think the Court will come down on?