I just read a report about a Galveston County Middle School in Texas that is confiscating cell phones of its students. It is confiscating them because there are nude pictures floating around on the students cell phones of two female students of the school.
Ok on the surface this sounds admirable of the school officials to take up this cause.
But look below the surface and you will see some pretty unsatisfactory things going on here. Since when is it the schools jurisdiction to "police" the students. It is not, it is the job of the police to police the school. Any investigation should be done by law enforcement, not by bereaucrats. Plus if the kids are not sharing the photos on school property, what right does the school have to investigate and punish.
I know i will get the government lovers arguement that the schools need to protect the children. This is true, but this has nothing to do with the harm of a child, a kid going on a shooting rampage at school is the schools responsibility to protect.
There have been too many instances of the schools sticking thier oppresive nose into students off campus affairs. This needs to stop. The schools are only responsible for the children when the children are on campus, no other time.
Just another example of our growing government.
Viva Liberty!
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