Illinois School District takes aim at teens' Web posts

Schools say 'MySpace' is their space too?

Another parental rights issue has popped-up in Illinois. According to a news feature by Andrew Wang in today's Chicago Tribune, a the Libertyville/Vernon Hills school district could become one of the first in the state to adopt rules holding students accountable for what they post on blogs or social-networking Web sites like MySpace.com.

The school board of Community High School District 128 is expected to vote Monday on a change to student conduct codes that would make evidence of "illegal or inappropriate behavior" posted on the sites grounds for disciplinary action.

Hmmm. Illegal is one thing.

Beyond that, shouldn't it be up to the parents to determine what is considered "inappropriate" for something that occurs off school property? Seems like another example of a group of bureaucrats taking an isolated incident and blowing it way out of proportion.

Last I checked, District 128 had no ownership stake in MySpace.com



Source: Chicagotribune.com