Student Privacy Bill Dies In Wyoming Legislature

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A bill that would prohibit teachers and school officials from prying into students' private personal social media accounts has failed to pass the Legislature.

A version of the bill had passed both the Senate and House, but Democratic Sen. Chris Rothfuss, of Laramie, says there were too many differences to reconcile in the last hours of the session.

Under the original bill, school district employees could not have required or asked a student to provide login information for access to private emails, text messages or other social media belonging to the student. School officials would have to ask parents first in order to gain access to a student's private social media account or cellphone.

The bill also sought to protect data that has identifying information about individual students