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Manitoba bans teachers’ private social media contact with students
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- Manitoba government bans teachers from private social-media or text contact with students.
- Education Minister Tracy Schmidt ordered all publicly funded school divisions to revise digital communication policies.
- Independent teacher commissioner Noni Classen revoked licences of two Winnipeg and Portage la Prairie teachers for improper messaging.
- The directive allows student contact only through internal school platforms, with pre-approved case-by-case exceptions.