According to a report from the Student Press Law Center, Granite City High School Principal Jim Greenwald has suspended 10 students for comments they made on Twitter, and the principal says more suspensions could follow for students protesting the school’s decision.
Continue reading...The Associated Press reports in the Star Press that the head of the Muncie Teachers Association is warning members about using social media to communicate with students.
Continue reading...The New York Times reports that according to guidelines just released by the New York City Department of Education (NYCDE) governing employees’ use of social media, teachers may not contact students through personal pages on websites like Facebook and Twitter, but can communicate via pages set up for classroom use.
Continue reading...According an Associated Press (AP) report in Education Week, a Garrett City, Indiana student’s multiple use of the F-word in a late-night tweet has led to his expulsion from Garrett High School (GHS).
Continue reading...Anne Arudel County school officials, like their counterparts elsewhere in Maryland, are struggling to draft rules governing how to use social media and to avoid its pitfalls, reports The Capital. The schools are currently working on guidelines, but must also be careful about the First Amendment implications.
Continue reading...According an Associated Press (AP) report, officials at Rapid City Area Schools are reconsidering a change to the technology policy that would have made it tougher for district staff to contact students through social media, e-mail and text messages.
Continue reading...According to an Associated Press (AP) report in the Newton Daily News, Des Moines Valley High School Principal Jim Mollison was the victim of a fake Twitter account that posted several anti-Semitic tweets.
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