Also available as an e-book here
By R. Stewart Mayers
Monograph No. 94 in the ELA Series
Paperback, 76 pages (October 2015)
ISBN-13: 978-1-56534-171-5
Explores the slowly growing body of case law that governs K-12 student and employee usage of social media, as well as the options available to school officials charged with handling the thorny issues often associated with this technology. Topics include social media devices and programs, cyberbullying, legal issues, and more. The monograph also provides guidelines for formulating, introducing, and monitoring social media policies.
Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: Social Media and Public Schools
Introduction
Free Speech: What is Protected?
Student and Teacher/Employee Speech: Free Speech Jurisprudence
Free Speech and Technology
Chapter 2: Understanding Social Media
Devices and Social Media
Smartphones, Tablets, and Social Media Usage
Chapter 3: Public School Employees and Social Media
School Employees and Social Media: The Law
Teacher Speech and Social Media
Analyzing Free Speech Claims Involving Social Media
Figure 1: Free Speech Analysis - Social Media
Procedural Due Process Claims
Substantive Due Process Claims
Equal Protection Claims
Freedom of Association Claims
Social Media and Discovery: What Is Relevant?
A New Frontier?
Chapter 4: Students, Social Media, and the Law
Introduction
Students and Social Media
Facebook, Twitter, Vine, Instagram, SnapChat, Yik Yak, Secret, Whisper, Ask.fm
Other Social Media Platforms
Students, Social Media, and the Law
Student Speech and Social Media
Fake Social Media Accounts
Fake Social Media Profiles and the Free Speech Claims
Threats
Cyberbullying
Types of Cyberbullying
Fourth Amendment Claims: To Search or Not to Search Student Devices
Conclusions and Recommendations: Protecting Students and Students’ Rights in the Age of Technology
Chapter 5: Public School Districts and the Governance of Digital Speech
Policies for Addressing Student Usage of Social Media
Involving Stakeholders
Addressing Access/School-owned Equipment and Networks
Acceptable Use
Providing Training
Due Process
Protecting Student Speech Rights
Developing Policies for Employees
National Labor Relations Act
Social Media and the Hiring Process
Final Thoughts
Table of Cases
