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Children and the Internet:Access at Libraries

and Schools

C. ChiuWeek 10Portfolio 2


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Childrens Internet

Protection Act - CIPA

Background:

Enacted as law in 2000 by the United States

Congress Judged to be constitutional in 2003

Implemented by the FCC (Federal

Communications Commission


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Purpose: To protect children from accessing harmful

material online.

What must be filtered?

Pornography and obscene content

Content deemed harmful to minors (i.e.sex,nudity)

CIPA


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CIPA

Implementation: K-12 schools and libraries in the USA must use

filters to block harmful content

Public libraries rely on the governments E-rate

program for discounts of 20% - 90% for

telecommunications services.


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Recipients of E-rate must

have an Internet Safety

Policy.

New Provisions for 2011:

Educate minors on

social networking

Educate minors about

cyber bullying

E-Rate

Courtesy of San Jose Library, Creative Commons


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ALAs Stance on Filtering

ALA's "Free Access to Libraries by Minors: AnInterpretation of the Library Bill of Rights" states,Constitutionally protected speech cannot besuppressed solely to protect children or youngadults from ideas or images a legislative bodybelieves to be unsuitable for them."


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Controversy

ALA sued the US government over CIPA forviolating the 1st amendment

The 1st amendment protects the freedom of

speech

CIPA was ruled as constitutional and not inviolation of 1st amendment rights

An adult can ask the filtering software to bedisabled.


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Problems with filtering:

Error-prone Software programs

search using keywordsthat over block or under

block contentExample:

Marijuana:Facts forTeens, a brochurepublished by theNational Institute onDrug Abuse blocked.

Controversy

Courtesy of One Laptop Per Child, Creative

Commons


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What Can libraries and schools do?

Create an Internet Safety policy

Have parents sign permission slips

authorizing their child to use theInternet

Talk to parents about Internet Safety

Educate minors about Internet safety


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Conclusion

Due to budget limitations, librariesand schools may need to participate inE-rate and comply with CIPA.

Libraries and schools need to find abalance between protecting minors 1st

amendment rights and providingeducational content.


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Annotated BibliographyAdams, Helen R. Intellectual Freedom Online: The New Battleground for Minors'First Amendment Rights.Knowledge Quest 39.1 (2010) :10-15. H.W.Wilson.Web.18 Oct. 2011.The author is a former school librarian. The article provides coverage on the legal aspects of

minors rights pertaining to the 1st amendment .The article is useful in providing a good overview

of ALAs position on 1st amendment rights.

Children and the Internet. ncsl.org. National Counsel of State Legislatures, 13 Jan2011. Web. 18 Oct. 2011.The National counsel of State Legislatures is a bipartisan organization whose mission it to promote

public policy and improve the quality of state legislation. Article proves information about CIPA and

discusses state policy regarding the Internet.

Childrens Internet Protection Act. fcc.gov. FCC, n.d. Web. 18 Oct. 2011.The official website of the FCC which is the governing body of USA communications and CIPA. The

article provides comprehensive information about the purpose and implementation of.

Chmara, Theresa. Minors' First Amendment Rights: CIPA & Schools. KnowledgeQuest 39.1 (2010) :10-15. H.W.Wilson. Web. 18 Oct. 2011.

Author is an attorney and is a counsel member of the Freedom to Read Foundation. Article covers

ALAs lawsuit against the USA government over CIPA and discusses the 1st amendment.

Intellectual Freedom Committee of the American Library Association. Internet filters screen out political,

scientific material well beyond stated intent, report finds.Newsletter on Intellectual

Freedom. Web. 55. 4 2006): 178-9. H.W.Wilson. Web. 18 Oct. 2011.Published by ALA, this newsletter is a source of information regarding intellectual access and censorship

issues for libraries and schools. The article provided information about the problems with filtering

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