why do they have to block facebook in school?

[Ron M]

Because all servers have a limit to the amount of bandwidth they can support. If everyone was on Facebook, there would be no room left for doing what the connection was meant to do and be used for. Also, if schools and businesses allow an open connection to the web, their ITs would be spending all there time removing viruses and malwary that was downloaded by the folks using their connection and not spending their time doing what they were hired to do. Also, if you are on Facebook, you ain't doing our school work. And last, it's their internet connection and therefor they can limit it in anyway they choose.

Also, as a tax payer, I pay for your school. It's there so that you can get an education. If you want to waste your time screwing around on social networks, do it on your own time and on your own internet connection.