Education, Chicago style
Published 5/24/06
A Chicago school district has added a line to its students’ code of conduct saying that those who write about illegal or inappropriate behavior on their blogs could get in trouble.
I’m not going to go into the free-speech issue (who decides what’s “appropriate”?) because others are doing that. Instead, I found something else amusing.
Here’s the line added to the policy:
Maintaining or being identified on a blog site which depicts illegal or inappropriate behavior will be considered a violation of this code.
I would think that members of the school board — the folks who are teaching kids the three Rs — would at least know the difference between — and proper use of — that and which. I guess not.
gnomic says:
Remember, we’re taking about the same group that thinks intelligent design is science. School boards are comprised of elected members of the community - in other words, amateur politicians. There are no standards to hold the office - education, intelligence, or experience.
Why you would think any member of this group would know the difference between a gerund and a gerbil is beyond me.