Blogging Ban at Catholic high school

[Tink]

Arrrrgh, this irks me! Personally, I'm using blogging as a tool to improve my graphic design talents for a possible future career, I create templates for blogger and livejournal, etc. I certainly understand that they wouldnt want students on such sites during school (I'm at school right now and I'm technically not supposed to be on Phatmass...) but to require them to dismantle or delete their accounts is fairly unconstitutional in my eyes. It is totally up to the parents to enforce those morals at home.

[cmotherofpirl]

The school is exceeding its authority and intruding on student privacy and parental territory.

[Piccoli Fiori JMJ]

I know that many of these accounts are made with out any parental concent. I know all mine are, but I NEVER give out exact location, even on here! I am also very reluctant to give my last name.

I do agree that the students should be educated about these things, but not necessarily have them taken away. They are only trying to protect students, and this may not be the best way, but it is at least something.

I think that the role of the parent has regressed greatly, which is leading to a really amoral youth culture. Parents are seen as 'evil' or insensitive to not allow their children to do things without telling them first. There is really a lack of parents educating their children, and they ship them off to school to learn on their own, which is not always best, and in fact, tends to lead them into being immoral without guilt sometimes.

I think parents need to start taking more of an active role rather than a passive one with just putting up firewalls and parental controls. The kids today are smart and can figure out ways arounf them. There needs to be a parent nearby to monitor what is going on while they are on the net. The school cannot be the parent. Infact, if the parents don't enforce rules, then the children will not follow rules enforced by the school or even the Church.

[Cow of Shame]

Parents are buying into this 'right to privacy' cr@p about their kids.
Do I think parents need to respect their kids? Of course...but I don't believe kids have a right to privacy to the point that it's detrimental to their health. If this means (for some kids) you take the door off their bedroom, so be it.

[tojo]

What's going to happen in that school is a lot of parents aren't going to enforece that rule, many will probably tell their kids they don't care and that they should go right ahead. Thus, many kids will loose respect for the authority of their school and probably even for the authority of the Church. Making rules that fall outside of the scope of one's authority tend to do that.

[cmotherofpirl]

As the person in charge of and responsible for my household, I determine what is and isn't allowed. There is no such thing as the right to privacy here. There is however, common courtesy, good manners, and a right not be be bugged by the rest of the motley crew when you want some peace and quiet to study or entertain your friends This is never an absolute right.. by must be balanced like everything else.
That why its great to have a lot of kids, someone always tells you what the other ones are doing. :

[Proud2BCatholic139]

Yeah, but that can be annoying.

My brother tattles on me for no reason, and he is 21.
What a loser.

Edited October 27, 2005 by Proud2BCatholic139

[jezic]

are they saying the students can't blog at home either?

cause if that is going on, then i think it might be overstepping the bounds a little bit. If blogs cause students to pick on each other then yes maybe even that is warranted. But if it is just a personal blog i guess i don't see the harm in having one.

so are students still allowed to blog at home?

if not why not?

I read the article but can't seem to pick up on these two points.

[Cow of Shame]

"Effective immediately, and over student complaints, the teens were told to dismantle their Myspace.com accounts or similar sites with personal profiles and blogs. Defy the order and face suspension, students were told."

Sounds pretty clear to me...have a Myspace account [i]at all[/i] and get suspended...

[cmotherofpirl]

The school is over-reachings its authority. It would be my choice as a parent whether my child blogs or not, not the school.

[Proud2BCatholic139]

Yeah, I mean, come on.