School threatens to expel kids who won't quit Facebook
A school in Australia has threatened to expel students under the age of 13 (Facebook's minimum age for its users) who refuse to delete their accounts from the social media site. "A student who contravenes the law ... may need to meet with the Principal" to discuss continued enrollment, Harlaxton State School principal Leonie Hultgren warned. She explained she'd based her decision on "considerable Facebook traffic that either bullies a child of this school or ... denigrates some staff and the school."
Many parents don't "Like" this development. One cybersafety expert noted, "You could not print the response to the principal that some of the mothers wrote on Facebook." Guess the apples don't fall far from the trees.
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