State Laws on Students and Social Media
From Student Privacy Matters (I note there is nothing for Washington State):
Below are links to the laws enacted regarding student social media
privacy. Some states cover K-12 and post secondary and others only post
secondary. In general, these laws make it difficult for Pearson and
schools to monitor online the students the laws cover. You may want to
provide this information to the list serve in case they want to review
their state's law and/or advocate for coverage for K-12 students.
Arkansas: http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/
California: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/
The
Illinois law was flawed because it allowed schools to request access to
personal accounts so a new bill was recently introduced to fix the flaw
that states a school needs a court order:http://www.ilga.gov/
In 2015, the following states have introduced similar student privacy legislation:
Maryland: http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/
(MD
was the first to introduce this legislation in 2012; however, the usual
suspects have killed the bill since 2012; it is too early to tell if if
will succeed this year)
New Hampshire: https://legiscan.com/NH/text/
New York: https://legiscan.com/NY/bill/
Comments
CT
If that's you above, please take a moment to calm yourself. Treat others with the compassion and respect you hope to find online. Don't write things that you'll be ashamed of later.
Note to that reader; we don't allow name-calling. Also, when you have lost the most important person in your life, you pretty much don't fear trolls or their sad threats.
CT
-NNNCr
This seems like the kind of thing that should not be allowed under FERPA. I'm going to ask the legal department about it.