Came online after a long break to hear the news that one of the leading girl's schools in Colombo, Sirimavo Bandaranaike Vidyalaya has banned Facebook! Sahithya.lk, the web portal of Royal College Sinhala Language and Literary Unit, which also runs a very active facebook page, reports that the principal has asked Sirimavo students to deactivate their accounts and warned that those who still maintain accounts on Facebook will be expelled from school. From what she has said it is apparent that she hopes to safeguard the "reputation" of the school by preventing students from getting exposed to "improper activities" conducted on Facebook. (Read more in Sinhala)
It is noteworthy that this ban takes place in a context in which a significant number of schools in Sri Lanka are opening up to the benefits and new possibilities of the world wide web, including social networking sites and other web2.0 tools such as blogging. Royal College, being the most outstanding exponent of this trend, recently announced a blogging competition as a part of their annual literary festival; and their constructive use of Facebook in publicizing and coordinating this event is widely admired.
However, Sirimavo Bandaranaike Vidyalaya has different plans.
Ironically enough, the most recent "completed project" of the school is "Establishing a security camera system (CCTV)" :D
I wonder how does the principal plan to monitor the activities of her students on Facebook from now on...
In addition to Sirimavo Bandaranaike Vidyalaya, Facebook has been blocked or banned in several places around the globe including Syria and Iran :D
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Thursday, July 9, 2009
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I often wonder.. Those Buddhist girls schools in Sri Lanka.. Such as Visaka and all other woman that they name after, would really accept if those woman came back in a time machine or something and register as students. First of all, they may quite a have hard time registering, since they are not Sinhalese Buddhists .. and then those woman were very independent powerful woman back then who openly broken social rules, not like the breed that those school trying to generate. (the type that have to cover their mouth with the handkerchief when smile)
Those improper activities which defined by Quran and Bible in the first place, very much adored in Sinhalese Buddhist Schools. I don’t know shall I say Amen or Sadu to that..
As the next step they should ban school girls from using public transportation coz they might hook up with boys or attract sexual predators there too.
These dumb administrators who doesn't know a thing about computers, other than "that expensive box that looks like a TV" are actually crippling the future generation by not allowing them to explore the world.
What a fool. There is so much porn on the net and she stops FB?
i don't see anything wrong with that. FB didn't even exist when we were in school. and mostly FB is a waste of time. the main source of time waste in offices today. but it can be very helpful once u'v left school, 2 keep in contact with your friends. they can always join FB after finishing school if they want to.
only men seem to be worried about girls being banned from FB ;)
There must be few job vacancies opening up then ;-)
To check on girls, if they open face book accounts!!
I should keep my eyes open too :-D
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