Really, New Jersey?

Okay, so it's not all of New Jersey, but a princial from a New Jersey school wants parents to ban their children from using social media outlets such as Facebook. He issued a letter to his students' parents asking them to make their children delete their accounts because, "There is absolutely, positively no reason for any middle school student to be a part of a social networking site! None." He also wants them to quit text messaging. You can read his letter here.

For one, yes, maybe middle school is too early for kids to be on social networking sites, but to ban them completely is absurd. Social media will not stop growing and will not stop being part of our everyday lives. Kids should be familiar with it and kept up to date with today's technology and its uses. If a parent gives their child permission to have a Facebook or Twitter account and let them text, he should not try to take that away.