I teach undergrad students who are in training to be educators in K-12 schools. I keep an eye on several publications that are geared toward the interests of teacher practitioners. I came across an article "Social-Networking Web Sites Pose Growing Challenge for Educators" in the latest edition of Education Week. The article calls attention to the manner in which school districts are addressing legal concerns related to student usage of Facebook, and other Internet-based social-networking services such as MySpace and Xanga. It mentions issues related to regulating student on- and off-campus activities. Lots of attention is given to protecting student best interests. The article can be accessed online via the www.edweek.org web site. You will need a subscription to access the article. If you don't have one, you can register to get a free subscription which will give you access to the publication and limited access to complete copies of article. -- Gail Gail Taylor, M.Ed. Human Resource Education Ph.D. Student Educational Psychology Teaching Assistant Univ. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign