I do not have or boinc on my computer but do have a similar program called folding@home that is used by Stanford to study brain protiens in the home of finding cures for Alzheimer's and other diseases of the brain. Like djplong I leave my computer on 24/7 to support this effort and can assure any and all that it takes away nothing from the usefulness of the computer.

If the school district is concerned about computer power usage, they should simply turn them off at night. That will reduce power bills, but taking seti off the computers does virtually nothing.

The programs are helping critical research and I encourage everyone let them make use of your computer's power when you are not. Also, if you own a Playstation 3, it can be used in the same way and contributes significantly more processing power than your PC. The superintendent’s statement that seti’s statistic and have dropped drastically shows total ignorance of what is going on in the world of research. There are millions that support seti, folding@home and similar programs realizing that it is the interest of all of us.