NH city schools to remind teachers about Facebook
August 11, 2010
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MANCHESER, N.H.—Teachers and administrators in New Hampshire's largest city are going to be warned about what they post to social networking sites such as Facebook and to avoid online contact with students.
The policy being proposed by Manchester Superintendent Thomas Brennan would prohibit teachers from inviting students to be "friends" on social networking sites or agreeing to student friend requests.
Teachers would also be restricted from chatting, texting, e-mailing or instant messaging students "in an overly casual, unprofessional, inappropriate or
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