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Posted on 03/23/2007 10:30:42 AM PDT by LurkedLongEnough
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. -- One Bloomfield Hills school is enforcing a new policy that will end the use of a popular Web site on the premises.
St. Hugo of the Hills Catholic School students were informed recently that under a new school policy, Think First, Stay Safe, the use of MySpace.com will be prohibited at school and at home.
The policy states that students enrolled in the school can't have a MySpace.com account or any similar type of personal site, according to a news release.
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Our christian school does it as well. They want to protect the children. Nothing wrong with that. Private schools can do what they feel is right for their students. I warn kids all the time about it.
"If your kids were attending this school, and you didn't like the rules, you could always pull your kids out."
Yes, I realize that. I have a son who was kicked out of a private school, partly due to some allegations that proved completely false, but it didn't matter. We were not as influential as those who made the allegations (and remained in school), and the school just didn't want to bother with us. We had no rights, no recourse, and I accept that.
I simply do not think that it is any of their business what people do in their private lives as long as it does not materially affect them nor infringe upon their basic rights. I do not regard intrusion into my home life as one of their basic rights, despite their desire to control all aspects of my life.
I am a strong believer in freedom and personal responsibility. Maybe I learned that back during my 12 years of Parochial schooling, I don't know, back when such things were expected. Not to say that I look, walk, talk and act like them, far from it. I don't think they liked me because I did seek answers beyond what they could provide, and felt threatened somehow. But I did learn. I'm a loyal ex-Catholic, and I appreciate much of what they are trying to do. Just don't tell me what to do. I have the intelligence and the morals to get by just fine.
This whole thing should have been an "opt in" kind of thing, to create awareness on the part of the parents and to protect the children. That I support. And don't think the private schools have a monopoly on restrictive policies.
P.S. Back in high school, in the girl's home economics class, my buddy and I were the only two males. We were the ones wearing the "I'm a Heathen" button. The 4 ft. 6 in. nun loved us :)
If a PRIVATE school wants to do it, then it IS their responsibility and their right to do it.
Exactly.
i missed your post earlier, i think that how your school does it is equally good. undoubtedly the parents are grateful for the heads up.
Well, we shouldn't be freeping at work (although I did for years). The school is a private school and has the right to make it one of their prerequisites for attending.
okay, so you own up to being a questioner of authority and that explains your attitude : ) ya heathen! but i disagree and think that this policy is a sound one and the answer for those few like yourself who aren't supportive of the rules, are better served somewhere where they don't have them.
A private Christian school most certainly can have this in their rules for attending. I'm all for it. My granddaughters are not allowed to go on it. There's another site that you can go on but you only have a certain number of friends you've designated in order to get on it and talk to them. Safer by far.
I'm just trying to understand what your school policy is. And no, MySpace is not the most popular Net Traffic wise. Yahoo is.
Are the students in your school not allowed to have access accounts? Websites? User accounts? What are the rules?
If it was email addresses, then yes, school provided emails can be limited to school use. But kids can't use their own emails? Free mails?
And as I said, school uniforms already come with code of conduct.
What can't the kids do on the net?
whoa, slow down. i have no idea and it doesn't really matter to me. i support the no myspace and no facebook policy of both schools and my kids have no problems with it either. since you don't live in suburban DC, i can't imagine that it should concern you!
Exactly...on their property. But not off their property.
But as i rethought later on this thread, it is also a private school's perogative to stipuate the criteria for their students, which may specify that students meet certain GPAs, write convincing essays, or not have any internet webpage connections.
I don't see how a public school could enforce such a rule, but I'm guessing that a private school can.
Well, it does concern me. I guess you missed my post on here (17). But these rules are being made under the nationalguidelines.org. They are being introduced to us uncrementally. Different areas at a time with different reasons for the introduction. But all have the same goal.
So, it may be in your school for the moment; but that sets a precedence for it to be introduced at mine. I am trying to understand what it is that is coming for a heads up.
The nationalguidelines.org have taken in loco parentis and made families stakeholders instead of parents.
the school just screwed up, they can revoke this policy or they are going to get their a$$es sued off.
I believe most Christian parents would not want their children using myspace because of the pedophiles and other sex offenders who can easily get on themselves. Trouble is, lots of parents, christian or otherwise, don't have a clue as to what their kids do in the privacy of their rooms.
well i am sorry but i do not share your concern. i don't see evil motivation on the part of the school, i see the school supporting parents in helping to keep the kids safe. if the majority of tuition paying parents are in favor of such prohibitions then i say the minority should look elsewhere for their children's education. we are paying tuition to a school precisely because we believe they share our goals and will back them up.
Oh, why don't you go pick on the Amish or something? They have rules and restrictions of "members' rights" up the wazoo, and I believe their churches are as tax-exempt as any Catholic one.
"okay, so you own up to being a questioner of authority and that explains your attitude : ) ya heathen! but i disagree and think that this policy is a sound one and the answer for those few like yourself who aren't supportive of the rules, are better served somewhere where they don't have them."
I've been known to question authority, I'll admit :) Based on my observations about their intelligence, morals, track record and other factors, I believe that is warranted. I never understood what makes some people inherently better than me. They seem to think so, and it amuses me at times.
One thing that bothers me is the attitude that if you don't fit in 100%, you have no place. No thought, no opinion, no consideration. My Dad was a lifelong supporter of the church, and the closest I've ever been to encountering a Saint. But he was tolerant and always considered other viewpoints. I may be somewhat liberal, even radical at times, but I learned it from him.
I'm sure we can debate this until the cows come home, and beyond. I still think it would have been nice if the school administration gave the parents some credit and simply, and strongly, suggested that they not allow their children to have a MySpace account. Give the parents a "heads up", make the problem known and help fix it.
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ummmm...ok, if you say so.
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