[FYI] (Fwd) US: 74% of Public Schools Now Using Filtering Software

["Axel H Horns" <horns@ipjur.com>]

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From:           	David Burt <dburt@N2H2.COM>
Subject:        	74% of Public Schools Now Using Filtering Software
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A new study based on a sample of 1,218 schools by the National Center
for Education Studies finds 74% of public schools are now using
filtering software:

"Given the diversity of the information carried on the Internet,
student access to inappropriate material is a major concern of many
parents and teachers. In 2000, almost all public schools with Internet
access (98 percent) had "acceptable use policies" (AUPs) and used
various technologies or procedures, such as blocking or filtering
software, an intranet system, honor codes for students, or
teacher/staff monitoring, to control student access to inappropriate
material on the Internet (not shown in tables). Across all types of
schools, between 95 and 100 percent had AUPs. Of those schools with
AUPs, 94 percent reported having student access to the Internet
monitored by teachers or other staff members (figure 2). Three-fourths
(74 percent) used blocking or filtering software" "Internet Access in
U.S. Public Schools and Classrooms: 1994 – 2000", NATIONAL CENTER FOR
EDUCATION STATISTICS, May 2001 Page 7, Available at:
http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2001/2001071.pdf

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