2. Filters are necessary in schools to keep students from seeing inappropriate material.
3. Much of the material filters block could be characterized as "adult entertainment." Schools would be remiss if they permitted minors to access material which they are not legally permitted to view.
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7. It would be impossible for teachers to check all students for viewing inappropriate or pornographic material while using their laptops, or are at a computer. If their were no filters, the teacher would be the filter and there would be no time to teach!
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9. It is important to keep sites with violent content or pornographic pictures out of the students reach at school. This content is detrimental to the learning of students. The main issue with filters is that they either filter too much or they do not filter enough. As long as filters are not over or under inclusive then it can only be good. -Eric Cruanes http://www.copacommission.org/papers/filter_effect.pdf
10. Filters not only protect students from viewing inappropriate material. According to the the American Association of School Librarians, through "outgoing filtering" sending personal information such as birthdays, home addresses, and phone numbers can be restricted. Ultimately, this can protect the students from identity theft and sexual predators. Although, some parents may take a stand against filters because they want their children to "grow and experience the world", it is extremely doubtful that those same parents want the world to experience their children. ~Kylie
11. Filtering should be put in place to keep the kinds of material that promotes school violence out. Exaggerated clips endangering young people's lives, violent video games, and instructions for makeshift weapons should not be accessible. Though students should be taught from an early age that things like these are inappropriate, and that viewing such material can result in unwanted consequences with school administration, or can lead to dangerous violent accidents within a school. -Julie
