Student social media privacy (postsecondary institutions)
Educ. Code 99120-99122
Students
Bars colleges and universities from requiring or asking students or applicants for social media passwords, to open their accounts in front of staff, or to divulge personal social media, and from punishing refusal.
- Where
- California
- Citation
- Cal. Educ. Code 99120-99122
- Status
- In force
- In force since
- 2013-01-01
- Enforced by
- Courts
- People can sue
- No
- Penalties
- No specific penalty stated in the section read.
- Applies to
- Public and private postsecondary educational institutions and their employees and representatives
Practices it requires
- Do not require or request students, prospective students, or student groups to disclose social media credentials, access accounts in an official's presence, or divulge personal social media.Cal. Educ. Code 99121(a)
- Do not discipline or penalize a student for refusing such a request.Cal. Educ. Code 99121(b)
Sources
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