social networking

I have heard numerous horror stories involving social networking sites, but I seldom paid any special attention to them.  But what happened in Eden Prairie High School a couple of months ago was different.  It was right in the twin cities metro area, and I knew some kids going there.It started with some kids’ posting their party photos on Facebook.  In the photos, many kids were holding alcoholic beverages.  According to a local newspaper, more than forty students were questioned, and thirteen of them were suspended from sports and other extracurricular activities.  The Minnesota State High School League requires student athletes to sign a pledge that they will not drink alcoholic beverages.Many students protested saying that the punishments were too harsh, and as sports scholarships are at peril, some parents were reportedly considering legal action against the school.  One interesting thing in this incident was that many students claimed that the school’s action was “a huge invasion of privacy”.  After posting photos on a social website so the whole world to see, they insisted that it was a matter of privacy.  I think it could have been a good chance for them to learn to keep private things private.