Can prep schoos really see your facebook/other social networking sites?

prepsch00l · 11-02-2009, 09:59 PM

I mean, obviously they can see whatever you have that is public. But is it actually true that they can see all of your private conversations on chat, inbox, etc.?

Is this a myth, or do high schools have the right to access all of your private information on social networking sites. For example, if you had a facebook chat conversation with a friend(privately), are they able to see that whole conversation?

Is this true? Or is it a myth?

CCJS1234 · 11-02-2009, 10:02 PM

Hmmmm.... I'm sure that they look at your profiles and wall, but I have not heard that they have the legal rights to access all of your personal emails and chats..... Interesting to think about though

jaharrison1620 · 11-02-2009, 10:27 PM

I don't know. However if you are currently at BS and linked to their network, I certainly think it's possible that they could access it.

prepsch00l · 11-02-2009, 10:33 PM

Not at a current BS, but as a future applicant, do they go through all the applicants facebook/other social networking sites? I mean, I just don't see how it would be legal to go through someone's private chats.

Thoughts?

Parlabane · 11-03-2009, 07:33 AM

No access to your private inbox or sent file on FB. They can see only what's available on your facebook page. Still, without question - and this can never be emphasized enough to kids - only write and pic online that which you're prepared for an employer, your grandmother, a potential school or club to see. If it doesn't meet that test, don't post.

prepsch00l · 11-03-2009, 07:12 PM

Very true, and I am not in this position at all. I am a good kid, who rarely even talks on facebook!
I just needed to confirm that this was just a myth.

But is it true that you have to sign a form when you apply, that grants them access to that personal and private info. Such as inbox and chats?

Parlabane · 11-03-2009, 08:17 PM

I don't know any school that requires an applicant to sign such a waiver.

frosty6 · 11-09-2009, 09:10 PM

yep. they have permission to see everything

Parlabane · 11-09-2009, 09:25 PM

What schools specifically fall into the "they" category?

mhmm · 11-09-2009, 10:50 PM

prepschools cant access private mail boxes of potential candidates. its not a question of legality (since remember this is not the stuff you have hidden in your locker, this is internet, which is public), its a question of 1. impossibility since they would need your password, etc, 2. waste of time and money for them to have someone sift through countless records. Thats not to say that a parent of a competing kid wouldnt bring up that photo of you with a red cup and vodka bottle in the background to the adcoms, if they were so inclined

goldilon · 11-10-2009, 12:38 PM

Well, I know that at SPS once you're hooked into their network, they can see everything that you're doing online, every site you've been too, etc. So theoretically, they can. However, there is really no chance of them sitting in front of a computer and looking through all the pages you've been to online; the only reason they'd check is if there have been allegations of inappropriate use.

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