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看到《想用Firefox?等着被关禁闭吧! 》之后觉得不像真的，于是上网搜索了一下，点过层层链接终于看到Big Spring School（事发学校）的网站上有一个公告如下：
(含英文原稿及译文)Recently, a file was uploaded to the Internet purporting to be a copy of a letter from Big Spring High School to a student regarding a two hour detention. The uploaded letter was an altered version of a detention letter sent to a student. Unfortunately, privacy concerns prevent the School District from giving a full explanation of the nature and source of the letter’s alteration at this time. The Big Spring School District does have confirmation that the discipline letter was altered.

The reports, blogs and other sources on the Internet indicating that a Big Spring student was assigned detention for using the Firefox internet browser instead of Internet Explorer are untrue and were based on the fake letter. Detention is assigned in our schools after appropriate warnings are given. If students continue to engage in non-academic activities or fail to follow a teacher’s directive during class time, discipline can and will be assigned.

Sincerely yours,

John C. Scudder

High School Principal

简单翻译如下：

最近有一个文件在网上流传，被指为Big Spring高中对某学生实施两小时禁闭的决议副本。该文件实际是本校对某学生下达的禁闭决议的修改版本。很遗憾我们因为保护隐私的关系，当前我校不能对该决议书所遭到的修改进行完整的说明，但我们确认其曾遭到修改。

网络上的诸多报道、博客文章以及其他消息来源指出的我校“因学生使用firefox浏览器而实施禁闭”的情节，均系以此伪造信件为依据捏造的。我校只有在提出相应警告之后才会实施禁闭。如果学生执意在课上进行与课堂无关的活动或不听从教师的指挥，学校将会行使权利，下达处分决议。

署名
John C. Scudder

校长