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aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa [|Friendly Advice for teachers] [|NYC School District Policy] [|Social Media Restrictions for Teachers] [|Don't Friend Students] [|Should Students and Teachers be Friends?] [|A Facebook Resource for Teachers] [|Parents and Teachers as Friends] [|Line between Personal and Professional] [|Social Media -- Blurry Lines] [|Social Policy Presentation] || =[|Social Media Policies In School Districts]= //Districts around the country are starting to take up the social media question, and rules frequently spell out how teachers and students can interact online. In some cases, that has led to questions over whether teachers can use social media at all.// //— Sara Carothers// ||
 * ==**Resources**==
 * Dayton Public Schools (Ohio):** The district introduced a policy to go in effect next year that bans teachers from friending, messaging or texting students, or from responding to students' messages on social media.
 * Lake County Schools (Florida):** Guidelines were introduced last year concerning the way teachers should approach social media. The guidelines advocate against posting about students, colleagues or job duties; recommend that teachers delay posting about a subject they are angry about until they are "calm and clearheaded"; and suggest that subjects and photos on a personal webpage remain "rated G."
 * Missouri:** In July, the Legislature passed a law restricting teachers from using social media sites that enable them to contact students through private messages. The measure was repealed in October after critics said it was too broad and may have prevented teachers from using Facebook at all. Revised legislation mandates all school districts to develop a social media policy by March 2012.