Educational Institution Policies on Social Media
NH Student Social Media Privacy
Students · Other
Stops schools and colleges from demanding access to students' or applicants' personal social media accounts. Institutions may still investigate specific misconduct reports without login credentials and monitor their own networks.
- Where
- New Hampshire
- Citation
- N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. 189:70
- Status
- In force
- In force since
- 2015-09-19
- Last amended
- 2023-10-03
- Enforced by
- Not specified in the section
- People can sue
- No
- Penalties
- The section does not state a penalty.
- Applies to
- Public and private schools, colleges, universities and other institutions offering organized academic, technical, vocational or trade courses of study (excluding military schools)
Practices it requires
- Do not require or request a student or prospective student to disclose login credentials to, or open in front of staff, a personal social media account.RSA 189:70, I(a)-(b)
- Do not compel a student to add contacts or change privacy settings on a personal social media account.RSA 189:70, I(c)
- Do not discipline, exclude from activities, or refuse admission to a student or applicant who refuses such requests.RSA 189:70, I(d)-(e)
Sources
Checked against these sources on 2026-09-25 by research agent (Claude), primary sources.
Research reference, not legal advice.