AUPs NOT ENOUGH!

["McKenzie, Jamie" <jmckenzie@MSMAIL.BHAM.WEDNET.EDU>]

We in schools need Board policies, not AUPs.  There is a big difference.

Most AUPs are too limited in scope.  They often do not address issues of
freedom of access to
information, the roles of teachers, the relationship to curriculum, the
selection of curriculum materials,
the roles of parents, etc.

AUPs originally emerged from regional networks which have tended to
emphasize rules and procedures
and behavior.  There are broad philosophical and pedagogical issues which
require and deserve attention from any district venturing onto the WWW.

We attempted to address all such issues in the Bellingham BOE policy which
is available at:

http://www.bham.wednet.edu

With best wishes,
Jamie McKenzie
Director of Libraries, Media and Technology
Bellingham, WA
jmckenzie@msmail.bham.wednet.edu