Children's Internet Protection Act

Schools and libraries that will be affected by the CIPA may not receive the discounts offered by the E-rate program unless they certify that they have an internet safety policy that includes technology protection measures. On the other hand it does not require the tracking of internet use by minors or adults . An authorized person may disable the blocking or filtering measure during use by an adult to enable access for bona fide research. With the changes the policy must also include monitoring the online activities of minors and must provide for educating minors about appropriate online behavior. The school district has to follow a process for document retention to be able to prove that the lessons were given to every student. These rules and regulations for schools to receive discounts from E-rate are a good idea. It is a good way to make the school educate their students on internet usage and I like the way that they actually have to keep records to show that the students have been informed and they also retained what they have been taught about the internet. If the schools are all up to date with their records then they should be good to go and our students will know even more!