Teachers talk about the slippery slope of texting with students; is it okay to blur the line?

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    Teachers talk about the slippery slope of texting with students; is it okay to blur the line?

    Jake Zebley knows he has some old-fashioned ideas about communication for a 27-year-old. But when you’re teaching sixth and seventh graders, it’s better to err on the side of caution, Zebley said. He’ll begin his seventh year of teaching in Cecil County Public Schools this fall. He keeps his social media feeds separate from his students, declining to friend them on Facebook or follow them on Twitter, though he acknowledges this is a popular way for teens to communicate. ...And forget about texting or calling them. “My cellphone is mine and mine alone,” Zebley said. “If students have questions, they ...


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