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I need some information about Internet filtering, especially from those
of you familiar with Bess, made by a company called N2H2.  Our district
is pushing to install Bess at the district server level, and we media
specialists (who have no district media faciliatator, I might add) are
gathering data from experienced users.  We are against filtering, but
may have to recommend a filtering method to the school board
nonetheless.

If you have used Bess in the last year or have pertinent information
about it, could you please write to me directly?  Ten thousand students
in our district may be affected by your information!

Also, I've read that there is legislation pending requiring schools to
have a filtering method or policy in place in order to receive federal
funds of all sorts.  Could anyone tell me if that legislation is still
alive, already passed (hopefully not!), or fallen by the wayside?  I
want to be current on my facts before I tangle with our district's
administration.  I have read somewhere that we could possibly "get
around" the filtering method/policy mandates by having our Internet
users sign an Acceptable Use Policy, which we do already.  Any input?

Many, many thanks in advance for any information you can share with me!

Chris Murphy
Media Specialist
Irving Elementary School
Waterloo, IA
chrisken@home.com

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I need some information about Internet filtering, especially from those
of you familiar with Bess, made by a company called N2H2.&nbsp; Our district
is pushing to install Bess at the district server level, and we media specialists
(who have no district media faciliatator, I might add) are gathering data
from experienced users.&nbsp; We are against filtering, but may have to
recommend a filtering method to the school board nonetheless.
<p>If you have used Bess in the last year or have pertinent information
about it, could you please write to me directly?&nbsp; Ten thousand students
in our district may be affected by your information!
<p>Also, I've read that there is legislation pending requiring schools
to have a filtering method or policy in place in order to receive federal
funds of all sorts.&nbsp; Could anyone tell me if that legislation is still
alive, already passed (hopefully not!), or fallen by the wayside?&nbsp;
I want to be current on my facts before I tangle with our district's 
administration.&nbsp;
I have read somewhere that we could possibly "get around" the filtering
method/policy mandates by having our Internet users sign an Acceptable
Use <u>Policy</u>, which we do already.&nbsp; Any input?
<p>Many, many thanks in advance for any information you can share with
me!
<p>Chris Murphy
<br>Media Specialist
<br>Irving Elementary School
<br>Waterloo, IA
<br>chrisken@home.com</html>

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