This doctoral thesis afforded parents with the opportunity to have a collective voice about classroom teachers using social media, specifically Facebook, to build communication and rapport with parents and guardians. This qualitative research study focused upon the notion that social media communication is generally accepted by parents, not only as part of everyday culture, but being accepted for its usefulness for communication purposes in educational settings. To be able to provide detailed opinions and to narrow the lens of this study, the social media network of focus was Facebook. Participating parents choose to complete interviews for this research via telephone by answering open-ended questions to voice their opinions. Some themes discovered during this research study about teachers utilizing Facebook as a form of communication were timely updates, notification systems, and student privacy. Through the interviews conducted, educators may take away the understanding that parents enjoy the ability to have quick and convenient updates about their child(ren). Facebook gave them a feeling of being a part of the educational community and a sense of understanding about the happenings in the classroom. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]