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I basically felt the same way that you had to go looking to find things and
still believe that to be generally true. However I have to relate a couple of
stories 1) I was doing a search using the word rainbow on webcrawler the top
hit was a page with a plyboy like photo as its opening shot. 2) a teacher was
looking up information on poodles and found some very explicit material on one
of the pages. These were innocent searches.
That's why I totally beleive schools need very strong Acceptable Use Poilicies
and discussions with staff members about how to handle an awkward situation
when it arises.
I would also recommend the brochure Child Safety on the Information
Highway By Lawrence J. Magid. It is available from the National Center for
Missing and Exploited Children at 1-800-843-5678. You can also find an online
version at http://www/describe.ca/childfind/infohwy.hte or
http://www.4j.lane.edu/InternetResources/Safety/Safety.html
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Linda C. Joseph Columbus Public Schools
Library Media Specialist 737 East Hudson Street
614-365-5277 Columbus, Ohio 43211
ljoseph@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu
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