The ‘controversy’ over a student code of conduct in Libertyville is a bit silly.
If you are a high school student and you put pictures of yourself drinking or doing illegal drugs the biggest problem is that the school is doing such a bad job of encouraging critical thinking skills.
Lake Bluff resident Mary Greenberg, the only person to speak during the public comment period, told officials that the district is overstepping its bounds.
As parents, “we have to watch what they’re doing,” said Greenberg, who has a son at Libertyville High. “I don’t think they need to police what students are doing online. That’s my job.”
I have to admit that if I thought school officials were going through the sites regularly just to look for problems, this might be a waste of resources, but the first thing you should understand about posting stuff on the internet is that such posts are public.
If the District were to try and limit free speech rights or squelch criticism of school officials that’s a different story, but pointing out to students that public display of incriminating pictures can result in discipline for the conduct should be a no duh moment.