Catholic high school, blog ban.

[White Raven]

This is interesting.
Especially for all you myspacers
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1512215/20051025/index.jhtml?headlines=true

[Nate]

The only question I have is, how are they gonna know?

[Debitt]

While in principle I don't agree with the ban, from what I understand private schools can regulate whatever they please - I know a kid at my brother's middle school was expelled for having a MySpace.

I found this quote funny:

"They take the safety of the child into consideration first," said Mary Kaye Nardone, mother of two Pope John students.

While naturally it's a good idea for schools to place student safety as a priority, the ban was involving their home life...which, you know, parents should be responsible for.

[Ingemar]

It is a private school, and they can do whatever they want. It may royally suck, but at least it's well intentioned. But you don't have to remind me of roads paved with good intentions...

[Arnobius]

I think they go too far with control of students. If it's on their own time, at home, and they have their parent's approval, it really is none of the school's business.

I just hope they don't try to represent this policy as "Official Church Teaching" because

1. It isn't.
2. It's a good way to get teens to think Christianity is what all the Anti-Christians say it is

[Technomancer]

It may be well intentioned, but it's a poorly thought out over-reaction. Not only is it an unreasonable intrusion into the student's personal space (and yes, youth do need a space that is genuinely theirs), but it's nearly an unenforceable one as well. Demanding adherence to such rules is ultimately going to be counter-productive and do more erode the staff's authority than protect the students. In any event, such dangers are also present in chatrooms and message boards; there's simply no way to meaningfully police this.

[JediSonic]

I agree w/ the last 2 posts

[ShiroiHikari]

[quote="Technomancer"]It may be well intentioned, but it's a poorly thought out over-reaction. Not only is it an unreasonable intrusion into the student's personal space (and yes, youth do need a space that is genuinely theirs), but it's nearly an unenforceable one as well. Demanding adherence to such rules is ultimately going to be counter-productive and do more erode the staff's authority than protect the students. In any event, such dangers are also present in chatrooms and message boards]

Quoted for emphasis.

[Maledicte]

It's like that at my college too, a community college at that. Probably because the students keep using it instead of studying, at least that's what they said.

Thank goodness I have DA and a livejournal. And I figured out that the comps play DVD's.

[Jaltus-bot]

It's like that at my college too, a community college at that. Probably because the students keep using it instead of studying, at least that's what they said.

Thank goodness I have DA and a livejournal. And I figured out that the comps play DVD's.

I just found out the other day that on the computers at college if you try to go to the myspace website, brings up the school website. I was a few minutes early for my computer class that day.

[Mr. SmartyPants]

It's understandable to ban the use of it at school.... BUT AT HOME?

that's major insanity! It's MY blog and I can do what I want to do... If I post stuff like that It's a RISK I Am taking.... the only ones who should question my actions should be my parents.........


.........and my pastor

[Taka]

Redicilous.
Unless you use a school computer (which is stupid in the first place) how would they know.

[Taka]

I agree Mr SP. I agree.

[MasterDias]

I echo kaemmerite and Taka.

I seriously don't think that the school would be able to effectively regulate this, whether they wanted to or not.

At any rate, I wouldn't want to go to that school...

[Radical Dreamer]

Geh. My school is getting sucked into this whole thing. The administration doesn't try to stop what anyone is doing, but certain teachers go online to check the students' Myspace accounts and everything. My Bible teacher actually brought some of the content of the students' sites to their attention. He's practically threatened to show some of it in front of the class. It's just...gah. Anyways, I'm just glad I have DA! n.n No one at school uses THAT site. >8D

[Shao Feng-Li]

Solution: DON'T TELL THEM YOU HAVE ONE.

[Rachel]

What a load of...stuff. These people are crazy.

[shooraijin]

Let's not pursue that line of thought much further because 1) the concept of constitutional rights varies from county to country, and 2) that could easily move into a political discussion.

[Rachel]

Yeah, you're right. I'll go edit that.

[Reba]

Hmmmm Well i think you should talk to the teachers and tell em who your talking to and let them see for yourself cuz shoua they probaly willl find out

[Shao Feng-Li]

What?

[Scribs]

It does seem a bit harsh, and unnecisary. But, hey, the people are choosing to go there. If it is that big of an issue to them, they can change schools.