tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955641367714899266.post4085779925112497703..comments2023-11-05T06:51:01.108-05:00Comments on Hey! Teachers! Leave them kids alone!: School bans MySpace accounts for studentsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08773489812451478996noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955641367714899266.post-69704824163348258462010-05-11T21:57:11.204-05:002010-05-11T21:57:11.204-05:00Speaking of which, my school has banned hats on ca...Speaking of which, my school has banned hats on campus. Thank God they haven't done so off-campus.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955641367714899266.post-81156151418116687032007-03-27T09:28:00.000-05:002007-03-27T09:28:00.000-05:00Hm. So it may be that it's within their authority ...Hm. So it may be that it's within their authority to make these discretions; however, they still have a responsibility to decide whether or not to use that power.<BR/>I think my point is still valid, that is, that administrators are more willing to institute a blanket policy that doesn't address the core problem than they are willing to deal with the recurring issues at the root of it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08773489812451478996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955641367714899266.post-20724688618844802622007-03-26T22:49:00.000-05:002007-03-26T22:49:00.000-05:00Where on Earth does the school get the authority t...<I>Where on Earth does the school get the authority to expel or deny entry to students based on what they do outside of school hours and off school grounds?</I><BR/><BR/>I think you forget that, as a Catholic school, they're completely within their rights to ban their students from having a MySpace account, or from anything they want. For a Catholic school, most of the bill of rights ends at the door; having a MySpace account falls under the 1st ammendment, which only applies to public facilities, <B>not</B> private companies or organizations. Companies can fire you for blogging about how much they suck, and Catholic schools can expel you for having a MySpace. The Catholic schools I've been in expelled people for many things, -- having sex, drinking, smoking, fighting -- whether or not they occurred on campus. If you do something they don't like, they aren't obliged to keep you there.<BR/><BR/>The only action that could be taken over this is by the Diocese, which I doubt, or by the school district, which can deny their ability to use district textbooks (this is on par with the Fed denying a state highway funding for doing something they don't like). Other than that, I'd suggest discussing it at their next PTA meeting if you're so concerned.Joe Terranovahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135396308739122158noreply@blogger.com