Re: [LM_NET] MySpace question PS

[Mary Ann Bell <drmaryannbell@GMAIL.COM>]

I seldom post to the entire list regarding threads like this, preferring to
post to individuals and not clutter the general space with my blather. But
felt like jumping in here. No MySpace is not all that responsible for kids'
behavior. Neither are malls. If you let your kid roam a mall unsupervised as
a preteen you are asking for trouble. If you let a kid roam the Internet,
whether it is MySpace or IM or gaming, or any other pursuit, you have rocks
in your head. Kids need to be supervised. Parents need to be parents.
Cheers, mabell

On 5/31/07, Patricia A. Hartye <patricia.hartye@brun.k12.va.us> wrote:
>
> Examples MySpace's irresponsibiliy abound! They really don't care what
> people use their site for, nor how old their account holders are. HOWEVER,
> this young man's problems run far deeper than his MySpace account. If, at
> age 11, his generally disrespectful and anti-social proclivities already run
> to bullying and pornography, then his parents are going to have to do far
> more to remedy the situation than just getting his account deleted.
> Trisha Hartye, Librarian
> J.S. Russell Middle School
> Lawrenceville, VA
> patricia.hartye@brun.k12.va.us
>
> ________________________________
>
>
> From the e-mail Nancy Willard shared:
>
> "We bought him a pc to use for his school work not to bully people on
> myspace....I thought you had to be much older to use myspace.com. I would
> like his profile deleted. I dont know what else to do about this. I wish
> you
> folks would not let 11 year olds on myspace. Even though it is a good way
> to
> make friends it is not for 11 year old boys. Our friends have also been
> letting us know that he is sending them porn videos and he laughs about
> it."
>
>
>
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