This is the first I have herd of kids actually being suspended because of comments on Facebook. It is interesting in that Facebook is not a school sanctioned activity nor does it really have anything to do with school. Kids are not permitted to be on Facebook during the day at school. This opens up a whole new issue because comments made online do not directly affect education or learning. We can not suspend students for cheating on exams (we just have to give them their second chance) or for vandalizing a teachers home but we can suspend them for making comments on Facebook when they are emotionally distraught over the death of their friend.
Are schools now police? Is suspension from school a punishment for bad behaviour in any setting? We can grey-area this topic forever ... for example if a student swears at another student on the street in the evening, can they be suspended? It is against school rules to swear at another student.
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