When did you first get confirmation that you were doing the right thing?
lacker: Don't settle!The privacy excuse sounds bogus. Probably they just don't want to look bad when a student makes a better website than theirs in their spare time. If you just give them your opinions, they will nod politely, take notes, and then never make anything better, because it's the laziest, easiest thing to do.Find a way around the block and keep your site running!