<p>I said “many” but I can think of four (CORRECTION: six) kids – from last year’s HS senior class and this year’s – who shut down their accounts. They start back again once the college decisions come out. To me that qualifies as “many” because my son’s high school has about 3 kids in each graduating class so I don’t know very many high school kids. Most of the kids I’m referring to are children of my friends or my son’s friends from the U.S.</p>
<p>One of the concerns – I think (but won’t argue with anyone about it) – is that if you’ve got an account, people who have public accounts can still link to you and items posted on their walls will show up publicly and sometimes people even start posting items about the way “everyone got wasted at Jim Johnson’s house after the homecoming game…and [College Applicant] was totally trashed!” – except that, if you’re not on Facebook at all, what’s the point in tagging you or referencing you? So you’re ignored. And that’s good. Because if you’re in high school, you may have nice friends but, when it comes to privacy, they’re all total morons.</p>