Blogging Banned

A Catholic school in New Jersey has banned their students from the blogosphere. They say that it does not infringe on the student's constitutional rights because:

"The rights of students at private schools are far different than those of public schools because administrators at public schools are agents of government," he said. "That's not the case here."

The school is right about the distinction between the officials at public schools as opposed to private schools. They are wrong, however, to ban blogging.

Banning students from blogging because it might lead to contact with predatory adults makes about as much sense as banning them from church because they might come into contact with predatory adults. All either requires is a little more parental supervision.

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