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Today's Poll!'Facebook Fix' bill sent for governor's approval
Saturday, September 24, 2011
With only two “no” votes, the Missouri House on Friday sent Gov. Jay Nixon the so-called “Facebook Fix” to a bill lawmakers passed last May, aimed at preventing inappropriate contact between students and public school employees.
Nixon told reporters he’ll “put that (new bill) through the normal bill review process,” even though his special session call to lawmakers asked them to “repeal” the controversial “social media” language in the original bill, not rewrite it.
“Included within that process will be to ... interact with some local school boards, and individual teachers, to see what their thoughts are on that,” the governor said. “Clearly, this is something that, the first time it came through, I don’t think that everybody understood fully the challenges that it might present, to limit communication in that fashion between teachers and their students.”
The bill lawmakers passed last May included a section restricting teachers’ abilities to communicate with students over the Internet’s social media sites, like Facebook, if the sites allow for private communications that a third party — like parents or school administrators — can’t monitor.
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TheRickster 1 year, 8 months ago
For any that really think this will "fix" anything,,think again. You will never instill normal behavior by making a law or rules. It was a waste of their time and efforts to believe they can legislate morality with any social media or class of people. What you are saying is that educated teachers and faculty need to be told how to act apropriate with our children. If you have to explain things that simple do you really believe they will listen? With or without legislation there will be some stupid people doing stupid things. And we all know you can not legislate brains or they would not have to correct mistakes they did in the first brainless legislation. Just another prime example of posturing to the cameras and media.
wcywing 1 year, 8 months ago
how is this bill supposed to help and what are the improvements? btw what about the Gop wanting limited gov. guess not. does it mean teachers can't have fb? i think that was the problem with the last bill.
wcywing 1 year, 8 months ago
Really Graceful? Explain when dubya and company expanded the fed gov, and increased spending. Tsa and homeland security comes to mind. Dont forget nation building in two countries. How is this fb law supposed to make kids safer and how is it going to be enforced?
TheRickster 1 year, 8 months ago
Graceful, the GOP just wants less FEDERAL or anybody else telling them what to do! Just as long as they are still saying what THEY get to keep and the heck with any less fortunate. We have more than a plenty enough laws and rules but I still believe most of normal folks know what is apropriate. Graceful,, you need to learn that you and the GOP is neither the moral or majority.
ViseGrip 1 year, 8 months ago
So what thier saying is outside the class room the teachers can't be trusted with the children. What you are saying is that educated teachers and faculty need to be told how to act apropriate with our children. And im sayin if u have hired teachers and faculty that need to be told how to act. Im thinkin we don't need these kind of people teaching our children. The lawyers of this country are tearing it apart
TheRickster 1 year, 8 months ago
To ALL; I am saying we have and can trust our teachers! A stupid new law will not change anyone that is twisted enough to mess with school age children.
Gabrielle 1 year, 8 months ago
Valid point!
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