Many things cause a lot of debate on this and the Newszap blog, but the Internet filtering didn't cause a lot of debate. In fact, this has been on of the oldest issues with the school, and according to a poster on Newzap, even predates Denise.....For a quick review, here is the first time we wrote about the lack of Internet filtering at the school...
http://downstatede.blogspot.com/2008/07/internet-filteringor-lack-thereof.html
However, I am happy to report that it is fixed. It isn't the greatest filtering, or they simply haven't finished configuring it yet (One is directed to call 555-1212 for help), and you still can get to social networking sites, but it looks like it is blocking most of the objectionable material. YEA! It only took almost two years of denials and what some call lies (ie, if you say it is fixed and it isn't) but she finally got this done. Not like kids don't have all kinds of devices to get to the Internet these days like iTouches and Internet enabled cell phones, is it?
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About time. I guess "for the sake of the children" didn't apply, did it?
Gasp! You mean they finally fixed it? What took so long?
I'm not sure what took so long - probably a bit of hardheadedness in having to admit that she was wrong. I also think that getting the state's approval for the IT plan actually required certification that you actually had something in place, which would not have looked good if we've been saying nothing has been there for over two years.
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