Tweaked Facebook Law Gets Governor Jay Nixon's Signature
He enacted repeals and additions to the social networking law aimed at Missouri schools but said even the revised version has flaws.
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has signed Senate Bill 1, which repeals a portion a state school social networking law—Senate Bill 54—passed by the General Assembly this spring. In August, Patch reported on the controversy and confusion surrounding Senate Bill 54, also known as the Amy Hestir Student Protection Act. It is sponsored by former Ladue school board member and Missouri State Senator Jane Cunningham (R-Chesterfield) and designed to protect students. The Missouri State Teachers Association (MSTA) sued the state over ths social network portions of Senate Bill 54, claiming it was too vague. MSTA was awarded an injunction on Aug. 26, just two days before the new law was to take effect. At that time Nixon called for repeals to parts of SB 54…
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