British teachers warned about becoming friends with pupils on Facebook...

Teachers have been told not to add their pupils as Facebook friends amid renewed warning to keep their personal and private lives separate.

An internet security expert told the National Union of Teachers conference that pupils are increasingly ridiculing and humiliating teachers on the social networking site.

School heads and governors are also using the site to screen potential candidates.

Many teachers have already been humiliated by unwise use of Facebook including headteacher Belinda Langley-Bliss. More...

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