A fifth-grade girl at Gallego Elementary School in Tuscon, Arizona was "violated" according to her mother after being exposed to "to some really graphic, really bad stuff" on a computer at school. The student was searching for the star of a popular children's television show who had naked pictures posted online. Consequently, searching her name will now bring up pornographic websites.
The girl and five of her friends were suspended from school for one day for violating the school's Internet use policy which mandates students only use the Internet for school work. The school district uses two filters on its networks, and monitors student activities online. Clearly, they didn't work.
The girls were in violation of school policy, and should have been published accordingly. The greater question is this: how can we allow any communication medium that feeds our children pornography into our schools? How do we weigh the benefits of the Internet against the potential dangers, particularly when it comes to the minds and development of our children?
Schools, like homes, deserve a more robust and responsive Internet. The CP80 Internet Zoning Initiative will protect students from being exposed, accidentally or otherwise, to pornography in what should be their safest environments.
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