Manitoba Bans One-on-One Online Messaging Between Staff, Students on Unmonitored Platforms

Manitoba bans one-on-one online messaging between staff, students on unmonitored platforms

The Manitoba government is banning private, one-on-one online messaging between school staff and students, including texting, unless the platform is monitored.

Manitoba bans teachers from texting, messaging students on social media

The Manitoba government is banning teachers from texting with students or messaging them on social media sites.  The province says school employees will still be able to communicate with students on platforms that are monitored by school divisions or other administrators.  Education Minister Tracy Schmidt says the province's directive will help keep kids safe, set expectations for parents and give educators guidelines.  All schools will be requi…

Manitoba bans teachers from texting, messaging students over social media

The Manitoba government is banning teachers from sending social media messages or texting students privately, weeks after two educators were stripped of their licences for inappropriately communicating with students.

Manitoba orders ban on private teacher-student messaging

Manitoba teachers are no longer allowed to text or use social media to contact a student – regardless of whether they coach a school sports team or supervise other activities outside typical instruction times.

Manitoba - Provincial Government Bans One-To-One Communication Between School Staff and Students on Unmonitored Platforms

The Manitoba government is issuing a directive to all publicly funded schools and school divisions to revise policies and practices around digital communications, banning one-to-one online communicati. . .

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