<p>Very bright teenagers can do vicious things. They can make terrible mistakes. The Pew Research Center Survey on teenagers and technology show how quickly and widely technology has spread in this country–and how much time teens devote to the use of technology. The older generations are trying to catch up with the teenagers.</p>
<p>Making a post on Facebook isn’t illegal. Underage drinking is. On the Teens & Drinking thread, if I were waiting in a lobby, and a group of girls were talking, loudly, of the mean comments they had made on Facebook, then yes, I would hold it against the school. If they were rude to people waiting in the lobby, then yes, I would wonder about the school’s climate. </p>
<p>Many scandals are more complicated than they appear in the newspapers. I agree with other commenters, it would depend upon the school’s reaction. If the school did not follow its own procedures, I would worry.</p>