High School Students Ordered To Remove Blogs From MySpace, Xanga
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Students at Pope John XIII Regional High School in New Jersey have been ordered to take down their blogs, such as those maintained by students at MySpace and Xanga, or face suspension.
And this isn’t just certain students, or certain content. The ban on student blogs is school-wide. And, under the order, they can’t maintain blogs anywhere, any time - not even from their homes.
Catholic and other private schools, unlike public schools, are not subject to the same strict scrutiny when it comes to bans on speech.
“When students post their faces, personal diaries and gossip on Web sites like MySpace.com and Xanga.com, it is not simply harmless teen fun…
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3 Comments
Daniel DeWitt
June 6th, 2007
at 8:48am
OMFG THIS is bullsh*t wtf is wrong with those people they should be hung up high for all to see!
julie
December 11th, 2007
at 6:32pm
ok i think this is stupid because people choose what they allow people to see. If they choose to say it, its their risk, nobody should be against it, because alot of people will be hating. Personally, i have a myspace and its the easiest was i talk to my friends and i NEED myspace. Alot of people do so no one can be against it.
stephaieee
December 19th, 2007
at 10:17am
wowww. alrightt, myspace is a life savor. and if poeple have a problemm with kids having a myspace, then go and make your OWN kid not have one.. but leave everyone else alone (:
THANKS.