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Students Banned from Blogging

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the it's-for-your-own-protection dept.

wayward writes "Students at Pope John XIII, a Catholic high school, were told to take down their blogs from sites like Xanga and MySpace or face suspension. Rev. Kieran McHugh, the school's principal, said that he was trying to protect students from online predators. Not too surprisingly, free speech advocates got more than a little concerned.

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  1. oh irony by hjo3 · · Score: 1, Redundant

    How ironic that these angsty teenagers no longer have a place to whine about their opression... :P

  2. Re:believe me... by bstadil · · Score: 1, Redundant
    Want to convince a kid that religion is bullshit, and make an atheist of him? Send him to Catholic school.

    Amen!

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