New Illinois cyber bully law lets teachers access students' social media

The law — signed by then-Governor Pat Quinn in August and officially added to the books on January 1 — is reportedly now making waves after letters were sent to the parents of students last week outlining the rules.

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According to school and state officials, the new cyber bullying legislation gives educators the ability to access the social media accounts of their students, if it’s pertinent to preventing any hostile online behavior, including cyber bullying outside the classroom and school hours.

Officially, HB 4207 “prohibits a student from being subjected to bullying through the transmission of information from a computer that is accessed at a non-school-related location, activity, function or program…if the bullying substantially interferes with or limits the victim's ability to participate in or benefit from the services, activities or opportunities offered by a school or substantially disrupts the educational process or orderly operation of a school”

Illinois schools have previously been allowed to take action against students if online bullying occurred, “such as something posted on Twitter or Facebook during the school day,” KTVI explained on Tuesday this week. Under the law that went into effect this month, however, school districts and universities can insist on cracking into those accounts regardless of when or where the alleged harassment occurred.

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New Illinois cyber bully law lets teachers access students' social media

New Illinois cyber bully law lets teachers access students' social media

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