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R.I. Gen. Laws secs. 16-103-1 to 16-103-6 · Read the law's page

• If you are an educational institution in Rhode Island, public or private, or act as its agent, do not require, coerce or request a student or prospective student to disclose the password or any other means for accessing a personal social media account, or to access one in the presence of an employee or representative of the institution (section 16-103-2(1) and (2)).
• Do not require or coerce a student or prospective student to divulge any personal social media account information (section 16-103-2(3)).
• Do not compel a student or applicant, as a condition of acceptance or participation in curricular or extracurricular activities, to add anyone, including a coach, teacher, school administrator or other school employee or volunteer, to a list of contacts on a personal social media account, and do not require, request or cause a student or applicant to alter settings that affect a third party's ability to view the account's contents (section 16-103-3).
• Do not discharge, discipline or otherwise penalize a student, or refuse to admit an applicant, for refusing to disclose or provide access to the information that sections 16-103-2 and 16-103-3 cover (section 16-103-4).