Politics & Government
State Education Board Concerned about Social Media Law
"St. Louis Post-Dispatch" reports that a few people on the Missouri Board of Education believe the Amy Hestir Student Protection Act goes too far and intrudes on useful Internet teaching tools.
The Missouri Board of Education is questioning a law that could prevent teachers from becoming Facebook friends with students.
The law, named the Amy Hestir Student Protection Act, goes into effect Aug. 28 and is meant to protect children from sexual predators, reports the stltoday.com website.
The law could make it illegal for certain groups of people, teachers and students, from using social media software that is available to everyone.
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Social media can be used to help students, said concerned people in the article.
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