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New York court: Firing a teacher for social-media “vent” was “shockingly” unfair
The unemployment lines are littered with former public employees who made misfired jokes, shared PG-13 photos (or even G-rated ones), or aired complaints about their jobs on Facebook.
Three new social media privacy laws protect college students and employees
Three more states — Arkansas, New Mexico and Utah — have passed laws this year that will protect current and prospective students' and employees' privacy on social networks.
While you were taking a holiday, so did the Bill of Rights and government transparency
Over the weekend, quite a few stories involving student rights caught our eye. In case you missed them over the long holiday, here's everything you need to know:
- In New York, a high school senior was suspended after he started a hashtag for students to discuss the school district's budget, which failed to get voter approval last week.
New social media privacy protection laws take effect for the New Year
It's a happier new year in California, Michigan and Illinois, where the privacy of social networking sites gains new legal protection today.Effective January 1, it's illegal for employers in those three states to demand the login or password information for employees' or applicants' personal social media pages.
N.C. outlaws fake social media profiles of school officials
Less than a month after the Supreme Court’s ruling upholding the right to make false claims, North Carolina has made it illegal for students to make fake social media profiles mocking school administrators.
Texas girls arrested, facing felony charges for making fake Facebook profile
Two young students in Hood County have been arrested for creating a fake Facebook account using the name of a classmate, and were taken to a juvenile detention facility on felony charges.
Del. lawmakers vote to ban colleges from asking for social media passwords
On the last day of its session, the Delaware legislature passed a bill which prohibits both public and private colleges and universities from requiring students to hand over their social media passwords.
Minn. high court: University can discipline student for online cadaver comments
The Minnesota Supreme Court held Wednesday that public universities can restrict the speech of students in “professional programs” when the program has rules consistent with established professional standards.
Student files lawsuit after coach distributed private Facebook content
A Mississippi high school student is suing her school district after a teacher logged into the student's social networking account and distributed information that embarrassed her and led to her removal from the team.