said by systems2000 :

I see, just because a school has the will to do right, everyone has to pile on and try to tell them they're mistaken or just plain wrong. Didn't Hitler try to make the World in his image? Maybe the school knows better what technology has to offer their students.

»www.edtechnot.com/notarticle404.html

said by sapo :

Uhm, Internet is addressed by the Jewish Religion in the ancient scripts? The Judaism doesn't generally disallow Internet so I believe your statement is invalid

said by richardpor :

What next, criticizing Orthodox Jews for not eating pork or not serving dairy products when serving meat.

said by Shack :

I find there approach rather silly, but you are an embarrassment. Thanks for bringing some aryan hatred to this website troll.

said by jerry666 :

if the orthodox jews make a rule for THEIR members how does it impact YOU ?

said by Plasticman :

What next, are they going to ban the parents from owning cars becuase the kids may be tempted to take it out for a test drive and kill somebody. Or take them someplace to gain access to the internet or sexually explicit material.

said by TKJunkMail :

I worked part-time up near Lancaster, PA this year and the local Amish community has no cars, no electric, no phones, no pretty much everything invented after 1800. It is a decision they made and is incomprehensible to me. But they live as they see fit and they all seemed to me to be very nice people when I bought produce at their roadside farm stands. They make a nice living and contribute to society. So I say let them live as they please and raise their children as they see fit. It's no skin off my nose.

said by Wills :

It's not that easy chief. If they leave the Amish community, they are shunned from them on from their family and that community.

So yes, to a young Amish person, it IS like having a gun to their head. Most stay because they are afraid of being shunned, labelled a sinner, and treated as an outcast by their family.

said by TKJunkMail :

I worked part time up near Lancaster, PA this year and the local Amish community has no cars, no electric, no phones, no pretty much everything invented after 1800. It is a decision they made and is incomprehensible to me. But they live as they see fit and they all seemed to me to be very nice people when I bought produce at their roadside farm stands. They make a nice living and contribute to society. So I say let them live as they please and raise their children as they see fit. It's no skin off my nose.

said by tiger9 :

The school won't pay for the software, so they do this.

This just showes you how greedy people are.

said by voyager6868 :

Don't forget, they're also isolating the parents. No Internet at home means the parents can't use it either. How would you, as parents, like to be told what you can or cannot do in your own home by your school? LOL. I think most parents would flip out.

While strict, the policy is not absolute. The community's rabbis may make exceptions for parents with e-mail-only access or with home businesses if computers are kept in a locked room or cabinet.

But the rabbis say 100 percent compliance is not the point; they do not plan midnight raids. Instead, they said they expect community members to use the honor system and sign written pledges that if they do need the Internet at home for work, they will ensure that kids cannot use it.

Elsewhere, attempts to limit Internet use often are criticized as censorship. But Lakewood's Orthodox Jewish leaders said they do not expect any lawsuits. Indeed, rabbis and people interviewed in Lakewood said there is widespread support for the rules, with little outward opposition save some blogging on the Internet. And they said similar policies in Israel have worked well.

"Being subject to rabbinic leadership here is completely voluntary ... If you're sending your kid to a private school, you've already made a choice. You want to guide your child in a certain direction."

said by TKJunkMail :

From the news item:
So it isn't forced. There are exceptions. And it is all voluntary. And no one is forcing the parents to send their kids to go to the religious school.

said by cdru :

If you would have read the article, you would have seen that few in the community have a TV.

said by Jim_F :

Isn't this just like, you know, communism?

said by Jim_F :

Isn't this just like, you know, communism?

said by Skippy25 :

It was the main reason America was founded.

said by oliphant :

...they'll simply lose business to their competitors.

said by statecop :

I bet if you get caught with a laptop and a wifi card they would string you up to a cross.

said by CrazyFingers :

As an atheist, I find Orthodox Judaism to be backwards, ignorant, and silly, just like all organized religion.
BUT, our first amendment allows them the right to be as medieval as they want, so, what's the big deal?