Should high school teachers text their students?

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    Should high school teachers text their students?

    Samantha Archuleta has a rule: No texting with students after 7 p.m. If the McClatchy High School teacher gets questions late at night, she’ll respond the next school day. “I’m not going to let them contact me anytime of the day or night,” Archuleta said. “That’s pushing a boundary.” As students rely heavily on text messaging to communicate, high school teachers are landing in tricky digital terrain. How much, if at all, should teachers text students outside of class? Do they text one student or all? Some teachers think texting from a personal phone can undermine professional boundaries. In a ...


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