Er.... is it just me or do I think this is such a bad idea? I agree there's a lot of stuff on YouTube that's no appropriate for kids but there is so much good that can come from this website. Banning it will just make it worst.
[FONT size=5]YouTube expelled from Australian state's schools [/FONT]
An Australian state has banned video website YouTube from its government-run schools in an effort to stamp out cyber-bullying, a minister said Thursday.
Victoria's Education Services Minister Jacinta Allan said the ban on the popular video-sharing site comes after a gang of male students videotaped their assault on a 17-year-old girl outside of Melbourne and posted it on the site late last year. Police are investigating the assault.
The ban would affect 1,600 government schools in Victoria, the second most-populous state in the country after New South Wales.
Allan said the state government "has never tolerated bullying in schools and this zero tolerance approach extends to the online world."
The ban means YouTube will be added to the list of websites the school board's internet service providers already filter so that students are unable to access them.
The popularity and wide audience of the free video-sharing site has made it an attractive place for amateur video makers of all kinds, including so-called classroom "cyber-bullies" who use the site to post embarrassing footage of fellow students and teachers.
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