They complained how “ absurd,” “ ridiculous,” “ stupid,” “ suffocating” and “ creepy” they thought their school filters were.
In response to our 2011 question, students generally used their comments to express a deep frustration with the web filters at their school. 28, and the American Library Association’s Banned Books Week taking place all this week, we’re asking this same question again:Īre web filters in schools still an issue? What websites, blogs and social networks are blocked in your school? How has this affected teaching and learning for you? In honor of Banned Websites Awareness Day, held on Sept. Five years ago we asked students about the web filters used in their schools, and the question became the single most commented-on Student Opinion question we’ve ever asked.
