Education News – Kristin Decarr
“A new, controversial law in Illinois offers schools access to their students’ social media accounts in an effort to put a stop to cyberbullying. Prior to the creation of the law, schools could only take action after an instance of bullying had occurred, such as a student taking to Twitter or Facebook during school hours. The new law, which has been approved by state legislators, gives school districts and universities the right to force students to give their social media passwords. According to the law, if a school has reasonable cause to believe that a particular social media account holds evidence that a student has violated school policy, even if it has occurred after school hours, they have the right to access that student’s account.”(more)