Mo. Gov. Nixon signed into law in July - regarding some of the bill's provisions on educators and social media.
Now the law is being challenged in court by the Missouri State Teachers Association.
The MSTA has filed with the Circuit Court of Cole County, asking the court to "determine the constitutionality of the social media portion of a new state law," stated.
So, what are the grounds and requested actions the MSTA outlines in their petition? A release explains:
MSTAbelieves the bill signed into law by Gov. Jay Nixon in July infringes on educators鈥� first amendment rights of free speech, association and religion. MSTA is asking the court to keep that section of law from being implemented until the constitutionality can be determined.
鈥淢any of our members are concerned about the unintended consequences of this law, including their ability to monitor their own children鈥檚 online activities,鈥� said MSTA legal counsel, Gail McCray, in a press release. 鈥淚t's vague and more importantly, we believe it violates the constitutional rights of educators.鈥�