<p>California</a> district hires firm to monitor students' social media - CNN.com</p>
<p>I don’t like it … but then again, if the students don’t keep their accounts private and leave them accessible for all to see, it’s not a violation of privacy (I don’t think …).</p>
<p>I agree that if it’s public in a sense it’s fair game. I have a bunch of issues, like if they’ll be confronting students who tweet about other students bad behavior during school hours to get the name of that student, what would stop kids from just tweeting lies to try and get kids they don’t like in trouble.</p>
<p>I also just don’t believe that’s its a worthwhile way to spend a school districts money. Our schools are lacking so much that the money could be better spent on.</p>
<p>I think it’s a terrible idea. I’d rather see the money spent on educating parents, helping them understand some of the issues that cause our kids to bully, cause depression/ suicidal thoughts, etc., rather than becoming big brother to the student body. Parents need to talk about these issues and teach their kids how to handle their problems, but many parents really aren’t aware, or know what to look for.
The schools can’t “fix” everything, and giving up one’s privacy ( I consider spying on kids, off campus after school hours an invasion of privacy) is not worth the trade-off, especially since there are better ways of handling the problem.</p>
<p>I thought California had budget problems, especially in the education area. But oh well, who needs books and well-paid teachers anyway? At least with this program, talking about 1984 in class will feel much more repel event to real life.</p>