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May 26, 2006
The good, the bad, and the bloggersAs with anything, there are good blogs and bad blogs. And school districts are starting to use the force against the dark side. The Chicago Sun-Times reported on how Community School District 128 in Illinois is handling the situation. Like many school districts, District 128 has a student code of conduct that students, primarily those participating in extracurricular activities, must agree to and sign in order to remain eligible.
The district, with the support of its two student board members, amended the code to include, "Maintaining or being identified on a blog site which depicts illegal or inappropriate behavior will be considered a violation of this code," as a new requirement. Student member Tom Engstrom, a senior at Libertyville High School, said, "The Internet is in the public domain and if used improperly can be potentially dangerous to some."
In another angle, school districts, administrators, and many who care deeply about education find themselves trying to harness the power of the blog for their own purposes. This Week In Education notes several successful and unsuccessful attempts at education-themed blogs.
Posted May 26, 2006 9:30 AM | School Safety
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Posted by: JimMc on May 30, 2006 4:13 PM
In principle, I would endorse this approach. The problem is, I'm seeing enforcement riddled with holes.
For instance, how do I know the evidence is real? With some rudimentary photo editing, someone can post a photo of your favorite valedictorian in a pile of liquor bottles, passed out on the front stairs of the school!
Clearly there are enough pranksters out there to make things like this an issue.
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