“You’ll have a lot of school districts that will ban all forms of social media communication with students,” he said. “There could be some really good educational opportunities lost.”
In Hartville, Lawson isn’t the only member of her household who needs to amend her Facebook settings. Her husband is also a teacher, and their 14-year-old daughter, Olivia, relied on Facebook to communicate with her English teacher to discuss school projects.
Olivia Lawson said she spends several hours a day on Facebook. And like her mother, she recalls examples of friends and classmates who shared concerns with teachers online that they would not dare discuss in person.
“In person, there’s always the chance of someone else hearing you,” she said. “Sometimes you don’t really want your friends to know what you’re talking about with a teacher.”
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