God's not down with blogging
A principal at a Catholic high school in New Jersey has told students that they have to close their personal blogs, or face suspension. That includes personal sites on Xanga.com, Myspace.com, Livejournal.com and the like. The principal's reasoning? He's protecting the students from online sexual predators.
Aside from the fact that I don't think it's possible for the school to know whether or not a student has a blog (you're not required to give your real name), this is ridiculous. Sexual predators? They're high school kids, I think they can look out for themselves.
Just another example of good intentions gone bad. It's unfortunate when those with power don't have a lick of sense about how technology works or what its purpose is.
posted by Rev. Hughes @ 9:58 PM
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How about involving the parents, or sending a letter home or even offering a workshop explaining how sexual predators target kids. How about teaching children better coping skills and building self-esteem rather than just taking the nasty bad stuff away thinking that in any way solves and even affects the problem. Idiots I say. And not one person, teen or adult should abide by it. Schools weild too much power sometimes, and it's inappropriate.
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