Canadian Province Says “No” To Facebook

Well, at least during school hours. The Canadian province of New Brunswick has put a block on both student and staff access to Facebook between the school hours of seven AM to three-thirty PM. All computers belonging to, or owned by the Department of Education will have the block in effect.

Reportedly, this choice was decided on due to an overwhelming amount of negative feedback regarding student use of Facebook during class hours.

If you’re a Facebooking loving student (and what student these days isn’t?) don’t be too concerned. The block will only effect computers owned by the Education Department, and won’t pertain to the student’s own laptops or other internet-able equipment.