> I don't see why this is a big deal. It's the school's computers and
>> they should be able to regulate them any way they choose. It's no
>> different from the workplace where an employer dictates what can and
>> cannot be done on his computers.
> Not completely true. Private employers don't have to worry about First
> Amendment issues; public school districts do. However, there are
> probably ways to avoid those issues.
That is another advantage of private schools. Everybody is there voluntarily.
I'm not sure education is really *possible* in a government institution that is compelled to be neutral on every moral and political controversy. It is certainly often an odd experience, as this story shows.