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So you lied when you said

> They don't remove your precious feature. I would fight against this too, if they would.

They are removing a feature I use.

But you didn't answer any of my other questions. And ignored my comments about how a lazy or stupid admin will just block view source on every computer and every website. You said taking tests on computers is supposed to make things faster, and more accessible. How does giving admins the ability to disable features that kids can use to learn about computers and the web make things more accessible to students who's school computer is their only computer?

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Why should school admins block view source for teacher accounts?

IMO a stupid admin you can ask to enable view source for teacher accounts is far better than a proprietary test application that you are not even able to understand nor debug in any way.

Just activate the group policy for exam workstations only and students will not encounter this on any other school computer. Or even better provide special exam accounts.

Because most people don't understand security in any way shape or form. Blocking everything is easier than trying to figure out what should be blocked, and what shouldn't. I agree that it's better to ask them to unblock it on teacher accounts. But I can't do that, perhaps a teacher could. But I suspect that the tech admin that's stupid enough to block everything by default is the same type that's stupid enough to think that it's better security, and would just ignore then request to unblock it on teacher's computers. But I also have a nephew in school. What about when he asks me for help? Is he going to be able to ask the admin to unblock his computer?

When this feature is used, they will probably also block dev tools, internet access to most websites and especially remote access. I simply don't see your concerns being of any merit.

I sincerely hope your nephew's computer is not managed by his school's admins.

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