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Student-Teacher Social Media Restrictions Get Mixed Reactions - US News and World Report

Student-Teacher Social Media Restrictions Get Mixed Reactions - US News and World Report

Student-Teacher Social Media Restrictions Get Mixed Reactions

Some school districts have prohibited social media contact between students and teachers.

The traditional student-teacher relationship of the past used to begin and end at the classroom doors, with conversations that consisted of topics such as arithmetic, grammar, or history and rarely delved into the personal background of a student or teacher. Today, with the proliferation of social media, teachers and students have greater access to one's personal history than ever before.

With a "follow" or "friend confirmation," two people can have access to one another's personal lives—from photos to status updates that give deeper insight to an individual's previously