Quote Originally Posted by sparks19
While schools should certainly block access to certain sites while on school property.... why are they doing a parents job? If the child is engaging in acts that are not allowed at school or that the school thinks are dangerous.... why aren't they contacting the parents to express their concerns?

It is not the schools place to delete things on a students account (even though I do not think they could do so anyway since the sites ARE password protected) nor should the teachers be expected to do that. They are teachers... not babysitters or parents. If the teachers suspects a problem or has some concerns the parents should be contacted. BUT.... inappropriate sites should be blocked from school computers.
Actually, it is a teacher's job, in many cases to act "in loco parentis," or in place of parents. Teachers and schools have many rights while they are in charge of children, and certainly blocking a questionable web page falls within those rights while children are at school.

Maltese_Love, perhaps it seems like the school is invading your personal space- I can understand how that would make you upset. But just think, what if schools didn't care at all? Things would be a lot worse- for example, teachers are mandatory child abuse reporters- what if they didn't report that? What if they just let children have their "privacy" and left well enough alone? Schools and teachers are responsible for children for at least 7 hours a day. It's their job to make sure kids are safe, and if myspace is a threat, then they are doing what they should to keep everyone safe.