SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- A new state law in Missouri is making it illegal for teachers to be friends with students on social networking sites like Facebook. The idea is to protect students from any sexual misconduct. That new law is causing quite a stir in Silicon Valley. Already, one Bay Area company has come up with a solution that connects teachers and students in a safe and supervised environment.
The problem with some of the social networking sites is that they are accessible to so many people, therefore making students vulnerable. The law in Missouri prohibits sites unless school administrators and parents have access to them.
At a conference on technology in schools, Silicon Valley teachers learned the latest computer tools that will help them in the classroom. Facebook and Twitter were not among them.
"There's stuff that I put up there that I don't want my students to see, stuff about my children, my family, that is just not for them," teacher Mariana Garcia said.
"There are some dangers, we've seen some examples of that and I think appropriately addressing the danger to make sure that we can mitigate the risks but yet we can leverage social networking for all the good that it has to offer so we can increase student achievement," Silicon Valley Education Foundation spokesperson Muhammed Chaudhry said.
None of these teachers ABC7 spoke to interact with students through Facebook.
Still one of them said she sees nothing wrong with teachers and students communicating through Facebook. Read More..
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