Filters

[Renate Hayum <Renate@PROVIDENCEHIGH.ORG>]

Several of you asked for replies about my question on Public Law 106-554,
regarding the mandating of filters.  Apparently there is not too much
excitement about it out there.  I am planning to just sit back and wait.  I
received only three replies and here they are:

So far every law requiring filtering has been found unconstitutional.  I
suggest that this is a good time to have a wait and see attitude.
Certainly, the ACLU, ALA, and others will file suit against this version of
the law as well.

I too am parochial high school.  I resisted filters--and still do.  However,

unknown to me the business office and I am assuming the president of the
school OK'd it and they installed Sonic Wall.  It's Ok. I at least
appreciate that they block by site not subject.  We have had some problems
in our class on racism and hate with the teacher wanting to take students to

see various hate sites and it won't let him in.
Solution was a lap top that is not on the network.  There is so much garbage

out there--it just amazes me how much of that stuff appears in my e-mails
everyday.  So in someways if you have younger kids I could see that there
could be some advantages.  Even my big kids still stumble on sites that I
and they don't really appreciate--even with the filter on.

I'm working on a news story for SLJ about the passage of the
"Children's Internet Protection Act." Although I've seen no comments
returned to you on LM_NET, I'm assuming some people have told you how scary
this legislation is. The ACLU is planning to file suit to stop it before it
takes effect on April 20, but this suit will probably concentrate on the
effect in public libraries rather than school media centers, because the
measure forces public libraries to filter terminals adults will use (I
interviewed an ACLU attorney yesterday).

Renate Hayum
Providence High School Library
511 So. Buena Vista
Burbank, CA 91505
Phone: 818-846-8141, Ex. 120
FAX 818-846-6510
e-mail: Renate@Providencehigh.org
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