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The New York City Department of Education recently proposed an amendment to its disciplinary code that would punish students for sexting outside of school hours. Under the new rule, kids could face 90-day suspensions for sending sexy texts, e-mails or photos that cause disruptions in school -- regardless of where or when they were sent. The rule would also address instances of cyber-bullying.A hearing is slated for Wednesday, but local tabloids would make you think that the issue has already been decided by parents. Based on a handful of anonymous quotes, the New York Post argues that metropolitan parents want nothing to do with a rule that regulatea behavior outside of the classroom. But The Daily News, which first reported the story, claims that parents have praised the newly proposed law. That basically means that, in a city of eight million people, opinions on the matter are mixed. Shocker.
But let's put aside the yellow journalism of the Post for a moment. Cell phones are already banned in New York City schools, and the Department of Education's language on what would constitute sexting or cyber-bullying is vague. So, if the new strictures make their way into the disciplinary code, city kids could face up to three months out of school for sending one another topless pics or threatening to kick a ginger even after the final bell has rung. Can parents trust school administrators to adjudicate instances of bona fide phone porn from the pinings of young Byrons? Either way, a three-month vacation might not be the best punishment. [From: New York Post and The Daily News]
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Subscribe to commentsLord FubarJun 21st 2010 4:47PM
Wanting to reduce sexting and cyber-bullying is fine, but a school should not have power over a students life outside of school.
njsokalskiJun 21st 2010 6:51PM
Is there anything they DO let these students do? Sexting may be a bad thing, I can't argue with that, but do these people plan on reading these people's email and asking them to show them their phones every day before class? And call me crazy, but 90 days for a simple sexting seems a bit extreme to me, not to mention that there are probably a lot of students that would send them simply so that they can get 90 days away from class! I wasn't an education major, but I'm pretty sure that this isn't the best way to discipline students for misuse of a cell phone, especially if the phones are already banned!