"Many OSA OSA students have recently found themselves frustrated by the constant blocking and limitation of their internet usage on campus," -- Isaiah Kahn, Kai Vejsada, Rafi Ponet, 8th grade
The following article is a special May investigation by the OSA Shallot staff, aiming to bring you the very best of the campus' fake news.
A week ago, the school made the decision to block Google Classroom. According to the administration, this is because “students were using it instead of doing their work.”
This comes shortly after the blocking of shared Google Docs, another controversial decision. This was poorly received by the student body. As a result, many students were forced to move their projects to slideshows. Accusations were circulating of students using shared Google Docs to spread rumors and conspire against the school, causing the school to put restrictions in place in order to prevent a student uprising or rebellion.
This has been a trend for years. In 2022, the administration blocked the school website for unexplained reasons. Some theorize that it could have been a misclick that they never bothered to fix. In addition to this, many words have also been banned by the school and are unable to be typed on school Chromebooks.
“I'm a Literary Arts student, so I have to write words like [redacted], [redacted], and [redacted],” said Zanthe Jones-Gerachis, an 8th-grade Literary Arts student.
Some teachers have reported also having problems with the restrictions, with much of the teaching material they would normally use not available. “This is becoming a huge problem," says an anonymous substitute teacher. “I have no material to cover with my students. Lately, I have been forced to bring out very old science textbooks from the 17th century.”
“These science books are very dated. I don't know where they got their sources, but I think they should recheck them,” continued the substitute. “Here it says to poke accused witches with needles and if there’s a spot on their body that doesn’t bleed, they’re a witch. To me this seems unnecessary especially when you could just throw them in a lake and see if they float. That’s how I found out about my grandma.”
Accusations of censorship have also been floating around after a Telegraph piece written on the turnover in the administration was taken down by the school. “I mean it doesn't really matter because nobody reads that [redacted] anyway,” says an anonymous Literary Arts student. “But it does feel like a very corrupt move.”
Unblocked game websites, however, are still in full effect. Despite knowing about them, the school has yet to figure out how to block many of the gaming websites that OSA students use. This issue was helped by blocking Google Classroom since sites that use a Google Classroom icon to mask their actual use are no longer viable.
The school has announced that they will reevaluate their options over the summer, but for the end of this year Google Classroom will remain blocked and students and teachers will have to live with the effects.
A week ago, the school made the decision to block Google Classroom. According to the administration, this is because “students were using it instead of doing their work.”
This comes shortly after the blocking of shared Google Docs, another controversial decision. This was poorly received by the student body. As a result, many students were forced to move their projects to slideshows. Accusations were circulating of students using shared Google Docs to spread rumors and conspire against the school, causing the school to put restrictions in place in order to prevent a student uprising or rebellion.
This has been a trend for years. In 2022, the administration blocked the school website for unexplained reasons. Some theorize that it could have been a misclick that they never bothered to fix. In addition to this, many words have also been banned by the school and are unable to be typed on school Chromebooks.
“I'm a Literary Arts student, so I have to write words like [redacted], [redacted], and [redacted],” said Zanthe Jones-Gerachis, an 8th-grade Literary Arts student.
Some teachers have reported also having problems with the restrictions, with much of the teaching material they would normally use not available. “This is becoming a huge problem," says an anonymous substitute teacher. “I have no material to cover with my students. Lately, I have been forced to bring out very old science textbooks from the 17th century.”
“These science books are very dated. I don't know where they got their sources, but I think they should recheck them,” continued the substitute. “Here it says to poke accused witches with needles and if there’s a spot on their body that doesn’t bleed, they’re a witch. To me this seems unnecessary especially when you could just throw them in a lake and see if they float. That’s how I found out about my grandma.”
Accusations of censorship have also been floating around after a Telegraph piece written on the turnover in the administration was taken down by the school. “I mean it doesn't really matter because nobody reads that [redacted] anyway,” says an anonymous Literary Arts student. “But it does feel like a very corrupt move.”
Unblocked game websites, however, are still in full effect. Despite knowing about them, the school has yet to figure out how to block many of the gaming websites that OSA students use. This issue was helped by blocking Google Classroom since sites that use a Google Classroom icon to mask their actual use are no longer viable.
The school has announced that they will reevaluate their options over the summer, but for the end of this year Google Classroom will remain blocked and students and teachers will have to live with the effects.
