We don’t need no force control
No more MySpace:
I’m sure you’ve all heard the story by now about how a Catholic High School, St. Hugo of the Hills in Michigan, has banned their students from using MySpace at home. Students must delete their MySpaces or face suspension. A school spokesperson said they just want to keep the students safe. What’s even more incredible is that no parents have complained yet.
Personally I think this is going to backfire. The school says it has a tech savvy staff but these kids will find ways around the ban. Like moving to Facebook or Bebo for example. Or just not using their names or pictures. There is going to be a whole MySpace underground at this school.
Thanks to pomparofurpo for the link.
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7 opinions for We don’t need no force control
Lilo
Mar 25, 2007 at 12:11 am
Having talked to some “tech savvy” schools employees (and being left with an even stronger belief that if need be- my youngest could out savvy them on the internet)- I have to agree with you, if the kids want to be on MySpace, the school is going to have little success in stopping them.
And if you think about it, with all the new safe features… MySpace is almost set up to allow these kids to hide They set their profiles to private, use a nickname and make photos available to friends only- the school will never be able to find or prove who is who.
D.P.
Mar 25, 2007 at 2:36 pm
I agree with the thought that this ban will backfire. Kids are going to get around it and by pushing them underground, they will be more at risk since responsible adults (parents etc.) will have no way to monitor their online activity.
~Peaches~
Mar 27, 2007 at 8:13 am
I agree. I mean, what right does the school have to tell people what they can and can’t do when they’re at home?!? It’s apalling that the parents are actually agreeing with this, and even more apalling that the officials believe the children won’t find ways around it. And even if they can’t get around the block on Myspace, what about sites like Facebook, Bebo, or Tagged? There are a million social sites out there for teens. We don’t all depend on Myspace.
Soobs
Mar 27, 2007 at 3:15 pm
Peaches, this school is a private, parochial school. They can make any rule they want, for their students. And out of school behavior falls into that catagory.
Not that I think it will work.
~Peaches~
Mar 27, 2007 at 4:27 pm
Okay….so it’s a private school… It still won’t work. Ain’t a rule that ain’t worth breaking.
ssall
Apr 8, 2007 at 10:44 pm
keep in mind this is a school for k-8.
the legal age for myspace is 14
i don’t think that this is very smart thing to do for St Hugo but if this makes parents and teachers happy about the safety and privacy of their children, i feel that it is their choice.
especially because a private school can choose what they can and cannot censor.
but rules are made to be broken i guess. spending time to also educate children on the warnings and consequences of some of these social networking sites are important also.
k b
Apr 9, 2007 at 6:29 pm
this rule is just pathetic.
if kids wanna go onto myspace at home then it has got nothing 2 do with the skewl.if my skewl told me 2 delete my myspace account i wud soon tell them where 2 go.
i mean fair enough if u get caught on this site at skewl then u deserve 2 be punished, but at home it has nothing 2 do with the skwel. it is up 2 ur parents/carers ect.
this skewl really needs 2 stop being so pathetic im my opinion
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