The title was just a test of sensitivity to our political climate. If you came here hoping for me to complain about Republicans, I do that on my other blog.<\/p>\n
The issue here concerns interpretation of the obligation of schools to protect students from “bad” online content and inappropriate experiences. Here is an interpretation of expectations<\/a> offered by Tina Barseghian interpreting Karen Cator. If concerned about CIPA, read carefully. Interpretation is they key term here and interpretation is always the challenge in implementation. Hence, this is why the meaning of legislation is often generated via case law. I realize this does not help those just wanting to know the rules. Legislation will not include the list of sites your school must block.<\/p>\n The Children\u2019s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) requires any school that funds Internet access or internal network connections with E-Rate money to implement filters that block students\u2019 access to content that may be harmful to minors, including obscenity and pornography. CIPA also requires schools receiving E-Rate discounts to teach online safety to students and to monitor their online activities.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n It is worth reading the comments to the\u00a0Barseghian post.<\/p>\n