  urlLink Mr. Locke's Classroom : "I spoke with our principal today, and thought she might be impressed with the little 'blogging' community we have created. You know, creative use of technology to further education, writing, etc. In short, she wasn't. She was rather shocked, and quickly pointed out all of the potential legal ramifications, possibility of lawsuits, parental problems, and more. She has requested that I close down the blog site as of tonight. I'm sorry for the short notice, and I hope it was worth something while it lasted. " Kids, let me just say that your Mr. Locke did something big when he encouraged you to start blogs. Don't let that die here. Blogger is a free service, which means you don't need parental permission to start your own blog, independent of school. We have so little opportunities for our voices to be heard in the world, don't let this one fall away. 
