School's porn filters block gay sites, too
The federal Children's Internet Protection Act helps schools pay for Internet access, with strings attached: The schools must try to shield students from objectionable material. Cleveland, Ohio, officials have gotten several complaints lately about censored words or sites. A search for "gay" or "lesbian" invokes a "Forbidden" message in school libraries. "My right to information as a student is being violated," says Jared Fox, a library aide at James Ford Rhodes High School and head of the district's first Gay Straight Alliance, a student group.
Cleveland Plain Dealer
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