2B or not 2B

Proving the concept that if enough people do something it will become accepted. High school students in New Zealand won’t be marked off for the abbreviated and phonetic-style grammar popular in text messaging while writing essays for the New Zealand Qualifications Authority.
Condemnations form English purists notwithstanding, the shorthand developed as a shorthand for instant messages. Traditionalists insist that the new standard devalues English as a language.
An example published in the Wellington’s Dominion Post is above in the title. (it’s Shakespeare, of course) Another accepted sentence was “We shal fite dem on d beaches”. (A reference to a famous line from Winston Churchill)