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Posted by Chris Spags on August 26th, 2009 at 2:45 pm

It’s possible that I’m just misinformed, but I assume that “sexting” (i.e. the act of sending nude photos of oneself to pals via text message) was never really allowed. But apparently Houston, Texas was giving out high fives to kids doing it (as they should) because they’re now publicly banning all texting of nude or semi-nude pics and video. Telegraphing photos may still be allowed. Bold declarations are after the jump.

In Houston, Texas, thousands of students are returning to school to discover a new rule: no “sexting” — the distribution of nude or semi-nude photographs or videos by text message.

In Houston, one of the biggest school districts in the United States, education authorities decided to adopt the new rule before some 200,000 students returned to classes after their summer vacation.

“Some principals raised the issue, so we included a provision saying sending, receiving, possessing sexually suggestive messages is forbidden,” said Hans Graff, assistant general counsel at the Houston Independent School district.

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