VietNamNet Bridge – “Do not use bad language, do not use Facebook to speak ill of anyone, just “like” after carefully reading the content, while the status must be written carefully,” these are the regulations just set up by the Luong The Vinh High School, a “star” school in Hanoi.

“The taboos when using Facebook” on the website of Luong The Vinh School

The “taboos for students when using Facebook” appeared on the official website of Luong The Vinh School on January 15, which petrified a lot of students.

The regulations clearly stipulate that students must not use a foul language in school, or talk rubbish, even if they use abbreviations, for example, dm, vcl, vl and bts. Students must use the poorly Vietnamese language, must not use Facebook to speak ill of anybody.

Students should only “like” after carefully reading the contents, and if students “like” the entries with bad content, they would have to take responsibility for this. Students need to express their viewpoints and fight against the entries or information with bad contents. Especially, they need to express their opinions in a clear way in order to avoid misunderstanding.

The board of management of the school has also called on its students to be “smart” when using Facebook. There are always two sides of a coin. Facebook is a social network, where people can share their joys and sorrows. However, how to share feelings would still depend on the knowledge and behaviors of everyone.

Therefore, Facebook users always need to think twice to show their knowledge.

Facebook is also the place which can show the culture of every individual, therefore, one should consider carefully before clicking “like” on a comment, or writing status.

The regulations may surprise people who cannot understand why the school’s board of management has been interested so much on the students’ use of Facebook.

However, Luong The Vinh High School has every reason to set up the regulations. A couple of weeks ago, local newspapers all reported a case of a female student, who was expelled from school because she insulted teachers on Facebook.

The topic of the discussion was that if the student has the right to speak ill of others or comment about them on Facebook, a social network, where people can share their personal feelings.

At first, the student was forced to stay off from school, because she was believed to make a serious mistake. However, later, she has returned to school under the guarantee of competent agencies and organizations.

It’s clear that Facebook and social networks have become a part of students’ lives and they now play a very important role in education. Meanwhile, the things done by students in non-school hours have not been taken care by schools so far.

As soon as the regulations were published on the school’s website, another debate has been raised that if the school should educate its students with such rigid prohibitions.

A student with nickname Mee Bunhin said that the teachers should spend time talking with students and give advice about what students should do, instead of providing a list of the things students must not do.

Another student with nickname Meo Om Chuoi believes that it’s necessary to amend the new regulations, commenting that the regulations are just like a decision to prohibit students to use Facebook.

Luong The Vinh’s Headmaster Van Nhu Cuong, a well known educator, said the school expelled two students who conducted the same behavior like the student in Quang Nam province. The two students then faced the strong protests from their classmates and teachers.

VTC