EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State University has decided to no longer allow whiteboards as an acceptable item on dorm room doors as of the coming fall semester because of bullying through the boards.
WLNS-TV reports while the whiteboards were commonly used for friendly messages and inspirational quotes, they’ve recently been a tool for anonymous bullying.
A Facebook post by the Lansing NAACP says a student recently had a racial slur written on her whiteboard, and that’s just the latest incident reported at the East Lansing school.
University Residential Services Communications Director Kat Cooper says the boards have become “more of a distraction than a helpful tool.”
Some students say banning whiteboards from the allowed items is unnecessary. University freshman Sofia Sokansanj says “people are going to say things no matter what.”
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But what about the office equipment show loophole?
Just like with the guns in Chicago, all of the illegal white boards are bought and smuggled in from Indiana.
Trump is definitely behind this whiteboard conspiracy!!! It is also racist somehow I’m sure.
Just like with the guns in Chicago, all of the illegal whiteboards are bought and smuggled in from Indiana.
Wow! That’s all that we needed to do to end bullying? Now we should ban all writing utensils from all schools. Gonna have to remove all chalk boards as well! I feel better. No more bullying…Thank god we are so smart!
Oh no! What will all the illegally drunk children do to entertain themselves without whiteboards? Maybe if MSU spent more time dealing with their underage drinking problems this problem would just go away?