Teachers Checking Student Facebook Accounts?

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090726/1526465663.shtml

Very interesting article about a teacher in Missisippi who demanded the username and password of her students to see if they were involved in any illegal activity. While most students deleted their accounts to avoid the teacher accessing their account, not all students did. The teacher proceeded to log in, read through personal messages, and proceeded to make one girl's private information public.

I am not sure if this was a public or private institution, however in either case I do not believe the teacher could argue that she was protecting the interest of the public. This is simply intrusion. It is not the teacher's responsibility or right to invade a student's private life.