In August we reported on a new Missouri law that regulated communications between teachers and students on social media websites. We also reported on the Missouri State Teachers Association’s (“MSTA”) successful efforts to block this so-called “Facebook Law” by obtaining a preliminary injunction from a Missouri Court. Now, Missouri’s Legislature has voted to repeal the
Missouri Court Blocks “Facebook Law”
Last week we reported on a new Missouri law that regulates communications between teachers and students on social media websites. This so-called “Facebook Law” was scheduled to go into effect this week. However, at the request of the Missouri State Teachers Association, a Missouri Circuit Court issued a preliminary injunction on Friday blocking
Missouri’s “Facebook Law” Restricts Communications Between Teachers And Students On Social Media Websites
As the summer draws to an end, parents and students are beginning to prepare for the start of the school year. For many parents, sending their children off to school can be both a joyous and fearful occasion. The worry experienced by parents is fueled, in part, by news headlines of teachers having inappropriate sexual