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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri lawmakers voted Friday to repeal part of a contentious new law that had prohibited teachers from chatting privately with students over Internet sites such as Facebook.
If the repeal is signed by Gov. Jay Nixon, school districts would have to develop their own policies on the use of electronic media between employees and students. But Nixon was noncommittal Friday when asked whether he would sign the new measure.
A judge placed Missouri’s law on hold shortly before it was to take effect Aug. 28, declaring that “the breadth of the prohibition is staggering” and the law “would have a chilling effect” on free-speech rights.
