Missouri Becomes First State To Ban Facebook Friending Between Teachers and Students

Missouri just became the first state to prohibit teachers from creating a "friend" relationship with their current or former students. In what has raised a number of eyebrows in the social media world, the Missouri law now states:

"Teachers cannot establish, maintain or use a work-related website unless it is available to school administrators and the child's legal custodian, physical custodian or legal guardian,"..."Teachers also cannot have a non work-related website that allows exclusive access with a current or former student."

This is most likely the beginning of many legal issues surrounding the use of Facebook and who you become friends with. We are already seeing a growth of conflicts arising from "friend" associations between judges, attorneys and jurors in the legal community.

If you are an attorney, you need to become aware of the growing number of laws and ethical implications of social media use - even if you don't use social media yourself.

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