Title 16
Education

Chapter 103
Student Social Media Privacy

R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-103-2

§ 16-103-2. Social media password requests prohibited.

No educational institution shall:

(1) Require, coerce, or request a student or prospective student to disclose the password or any other means for accessing a personal social media account;

(2) Require, coerce, or request a student or prospective student to access a personal social media account in the presence of the educational institution’s employee or representative; or

(3) Require or coerce a student or prospective student to divulge any personal social media account information.

History of Section.
P.L. 2014, ch. 188, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 207, § 1.