New Jersey High School lifts ban on LGBT websites after pressure from ACLU

Dan82 · Apr 13, 2011

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The Vineland High School in Cumberland County has become the first in New Jersey to be targeted by the American Civil Liberties Union for illegally blocking pro-lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender-related websites on its school computers.

The district had recently disabled a filter that was blocking its students from visiting websites related to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues.

The filter even kept Vineland High School junior Justin Rodriguez from doing research on Harvey Milk, one of the country's first openly gay elected officials.

It isn't clear how long the filter has been in place, but the district removed it March 31 following complaints from students and staff, and days after the ACLU of New Jersey filed an Open Public Records Act request seeking documents on the matter.

According to The Press of Atlantic City, the federal Children’s Internet Protection Act requires school districts to install blocking software or forfeit federal e-rate funds for technology. The law means to protect children in school from pornographic or other age-inappropriate websites, but schools also block non-educational sites, including gaming sites and Facebook...

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New Jersey High School lifts ban on LGBT websites after pressure from ACLU

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