Don't send the lecture on filtering -- that is not the issue --
this is not a stand for or against filtering -- but the way we present the issue to
the public and to paretns with children in school ---
Perhaps filters don't work - maybe they do -- not the point I am making ---
Touting the Bill of rights - Intellectual Freedom -- etc., etc. makes us appear to
the public as supporting porn to their children --
Would we allow Playboy in the elementary school library? -- No - then we would
discuss appropriatenss of material or back to the slection vs censor issue --
We need to do a better job of discussing this issue -- it just makes librarians
look irresponsible when dealing with children.
Acceptable Use Policy - gee sounds great in theory -- but how many ele. media
specialists have fixed scheduling -- do they have time to watch every child every
minuite --
a teacher in a lab - do they have time to watch a child every minute --
Do think an administrator has time to deal with this?
When -- after they deal with test scores, broken air conditioners, a fight between
students, late buses, unhappy teachers, new textbooks, irate parents, discipline --
if they think you can block this stuff then they want it to be done --
now is that the best solution -- maybe - maybe not -
but we have to be more in tune with what others are delaing with -- and work with
them - not be perceived as working against them
paula
Robert-Koreis -FW <rkoreis@FWPS.ORG> wrote:
Here's a nice FAQ to look at. There was another that I found with a
Massachusetts URL, but was blocked because (drumroll, please) it "exceeded
the weighted phrase limit."
AFAIK, NCLB and CIPA are exclusive of each other. When it comes to
administrators and understanding of laws, YMMV.
The level of blocking seems to have a lot to do with the politics of
school board members.
Filters don't work. A three judge federal district court panel in
Philadelphia came to that conclusion as part of the decision ruling
against CIPA. SCOTUS overturned, essentially saying that Congress can
violate the Bill of Rights when doling out money.
Bob Koreis (who is practicing his acronyms and abbreviations today)
Librarian
Federal Way High School
Federal Way, WA
rkoreis@fwps.org
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