| To comply with the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA), on 6/30/02, CUSD implemented a program of filtering Internet sites at all CUSD school sites.
For those of you who are unfamiliar with filtering:
The Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) was signed into law on December 21, 2000. Under CIPA, no school or library may receive e-Rate (federal grant) discounts unless it certifies that it is enforcing a policy of Internet safety that includes the use of filtering or blocking technology. This Internet Safety Policy must protect against access, through computers with Internet access, to visual depictions that are obscene, child pornography, or (in the case of use by minors) harmful to minors. The school or library must also certify that it is enforcing the operation of such filtering or blocking technology during any use of such computers by minors.
For more info, see:
http://www.ala.org/cipa/
http://www.ftc.gov/ogc/coppa1.htm
http://www.sl.universalservice.org/reference/CIPA.asp
http://www.ncac.org/issues/cipa.html
http://www.ftrf.org/childrencipa.html
The initial categories to be filtered were determined by a CUSD/staff/parent/citizen committee during the summer of 2001. Since we had been in a filtering free environment from the beginning of Internet use at CUSD, the committee chose to filter VERY FEW categories. Some blocked categories are HATE/DISCRIMINATION, ILLEGAL, PORN, NUDITY, SCHOOL CHEATING INFO, etc.
If you have questions about our Acceptable Use Policy/Procedure, the CIPA law, or compliance issues, please contact me at 530/891-3000, Ext 150 or e-mail Vikki Gillett. | |
