Where it says former students, what about a 20 years old college student? how long does this law follow students? Personally I do think this lw is way too vague, the idea sounds good but it needs a lot of refinement.

I am performing more research on the law, and the case of Amy Hestir. I understand the concerns that probably brought the law into fruition, but I also understand the teachers, parents, and students' questions. I probably will find myself in disagreement with the lawsuit, however. I am not sure how that can make any of this any better. People already speculate on the ethics of teachers and students socializing on social networks, and teachers/students do not *need* to communicate through facebook. I have had parents tell me it was hard work to just get an email or use a school website. As a parent, I have said it before. I would feel encouraged by my child wanting to reach out to their teacher beyond school hours. As I said, I need to do more research. How about we as a country do a better job of ensuring quality teachers, and oversight in the education arena before we start getting upset and passing legislation that at least sounds like it may be unenforceable like so many other laws the schools are frankly ignoring? If we were assuring quality in education systems, none of us would be as worried about a teacher connecting with our children on Facebook.

So far, it appears that this law does not prevent students and teachers from "being friends on Facebook", but prevents private, hidden dialogue. It also appears that the school districts will be charged with the "oversight" and "enforcement" of the law. So, based on my experience with federal and state laws being blatantly ignored every day by districts around the US, including but not limited to here in Missouri, I am unsure as to the passionate, costly and time consuming lawsuit reaction. I will keep my eyes and ears open, however.