JEFFERSON CITY, MO. -- The Missouri Senate is in the process of revising a new controversial law that limits teacher communications with students through social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter.
The Senate bill, that would repeal a law barring teachers from using websites that give exclusive access to students, was given initial approval on Monday.
The provision had already been temporarily blocked by a judge last month because of free-speech concerns.
Governor Jay Nixon asked lawmakers to repeal the measure during a special legislative session. The Missouri Senate is going a step further by replacing the current law with a new one that will require school districts to come up with policies on employee-student communications by March 1st.
The bill needs a second Senate vote before it can move over to the House.
(The Associated Press contributed to this story.)
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