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Blog Cautiously…

Singapore schools punish cheeky student bloggers: Singapore schools have begun a clampdown on students who insult teachers in online journals by punishing them with suspensions.

Ok, I’m taking down some old entries. :P
[via Juzzy and lancerlord]

Polite,
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4 Responses to “Blog Cautiously…”

  1. nxva Says:
    September 28th, 2005 at 5:51 am

    What happens to freedom of speech? :p

  2. bcc Says:
    September 28th, 2005 at 8:29 am

    nxva: Brother… This is not the USA. :P

  3. nicole Says:
    September 28th, 2005 at 9:38 am

    well…maybe we should not disclose pple identity and we will be fine…

  4. bcc Says:
    September 28th, 2005 at 7:25 pm

    nicole: Quote from the news piece:

    Lawyers say students could be sued for defamation, even if a teacher was not named.

    “As long as someone is able to identify the teacher, and it is an untrue statement that affects his reputation or livelihood, then the student is liable,” lawyer Doris Chia of Harry Elias and Partners was quoted as saying in the Straits Times.

    We don’t even need to type the name of the person to get sued!