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Re: Schools Prohibit Personal E-mail Sites

DevilsPGD (spamsucks@crazyhat.net)
Fri, 03 Jun 2005 20:41:44 -0600

In message <telecom24.245.10@telecom-digest.org> hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com
(Lisa Hancock) wrote:

> Monty Solomon wrote:

>> By Tracy Jan, Globe Staff

>> Boston Public School officials, who recently banned cellphone use
>> during the school day, are angering students with a new prohibition:
>> no checking or sending e-mail from Yahoo, Hotmail, or other personal
>> Web-based accounts from school.

> I don't see why this is a big deal. It's the school's computers and
> they should be able to regulate them any way they choose. It's no
> different from the workplace where an employer dictates what can and
> cannot be done on his computers.

There is a critical difference: The schools are publicly funded.

> In some ways, I think schools acting to prevent harassment/ bullying
> between students is not such a bad idea.

It's not a bad idea, but denying access to Hotmail won't do squat.

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