"I'm not even sorry if this bothers you. It's a thing. You can't stop it. Stop trying."
I think I see. My aims have been unclear.
I'm pointing out a political reality that I feel is controlling outcomes here. I'm not staking out a personal position, because in the context of a school administration embedded in a city government with oversight by the voters, my personal position means little.
To be honest, and this is where we diverge, I'm not interested in staking an opinion on this one. The school can do whatever it wants. Let it be open, or restrict it -- whichever works.
The library case is different; there are obvious free expression interests at play there -- including patrons who rely on the library for all internet access. (Would it further irritate you to mention I've been an ACLU member since the early 1990s?)
As I mentioned, the smart phone comparison is not apropos, because parents would supply the smart phone, and what their kids do on the phone is up to their family to decide.
I think I see. My aims have been unclear.
I'm pointing out a political reality that I feel is controlling outcomes here. I'm not staking out a personal position, because in the context of a school administration embedded in a city government with oversight by the voters, my personal position means little.
To be honest, and this is where we diverge, I'm not interested in staking an opinion on this one. The school can do whatever it wants. Let it be open, or restrict it -- whichever works.
The library case is different; there are obvious free expression interests at play there -- including patrons who rely on the library for all internet access. (Would it further irritate you to mention I've been an ACLU member since the early 1990s?)
As I mentioned, the smart phone comparison is not apropos, because parents would supply the smart phone, and what their kids do on the phone is up to their family to decide.