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Student/Teacher Texting and 'Friending' Banned in Mississippi

Student/Teacher Texting and Friending Banned in Mississippi
You might think that teachers and students on MySpace would be like oil and water -- two things that aren't too likely to mix. It's odd to think that a student would really want to 'friend' their teacher, but there is a big enough fear of such an overture taking place in Southern Mississippi that a school district there has gone ahead and banned all friending or texting between students and teachers.

The district hasn't said exactly what the penalty would be if a student and teacher were caught exchanging digital missives, or exactly what it's trying to prevent beyond limiting "personal communication between teachers and students." Supposedly, there was no specific incident that resulted in this new policy and the school district just being pro-active, so we're left thinking perhaps it's been listening to the Police too much. [Source: CBS News]

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