The Government trying to parent again.

Education Department officials are threatening school principals with lawsuits if they fail to monitor and curb students’ lunchtime chat and evening Facebook time…
Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2011/03/16/fed-instructs-teachers-to-facebook-creep-students/#ixzz1GvIOrfvq

And this is just a tidbit of extra information as taken from the DOE website. http://www2.ed.gov/about/what-we-do.html)The mission of the Department of Education is to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access.

I’m not entirely sure what enforcing Facebook monitoring has to do with fostering educational excellence. However, I think the mission of the DOE might be similar to that of the principals they are threatening with lawsuits. Dear DOE lets not spend time and taxpayer money suing a principal for not doing a job that isn’t his or yours.