San Manuel students in hot water
myspace.com postings get San Manuel students in hot water:
More students who don’t realize just how public the internet is�
Students at San Manuel High have been e-mailing the principal photos of their classmates taking part in illegal activities.
Those pictures are posted on the students personal myspace.com accounts.
In some cases, administrators are taking disciplinary action.
San Manuel High Principal John Ryan says, “People are forwarding out information about them that they intend to be private, whether it’s good or bad. It could just be names, addresses, school information.”
In some cases, Ryan is receiving some unflattering pictures of his students.
“Pictures of people, items that they shouldn’t have, it could be alcohol related.”
That’s putting some kids in a sticky situation.
Ryan says, “The school is forced to respond based on state laws that if it endangers a child it has to be reported to the proper authorities.”
Administrators have met with athletes and the student body to address the “my space” issue, and to remind them about the district’s code of conduct.”
Principal Ryan says he has warned students to clean up their my space account if there’s anything on it that could get them in trouble, but he’s quick to point out that his job isn’t to censor anyone.”
He says, “No, we’re not going into my space. Things are sent to us from that. We have no ability to get into their private things and nor do we have the time or energy.”
One parent mentioned in the article says it’s not the school’s responsibility to monitor student’s MySpaces and he’s right. However just by going through this very website you can see that not all parents are as vigilant as the one quoted in the article.
And again to students, nothing is private on the internet. A lot of commenters have been saying that if a student’s pictures are writings get circulated around the internet it could be considered copyright violation. But c’mon. Do you really think that would hold up in court?
Remember, nothing is private.
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