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St. Tammany Trustees Agree to Offer Parents Filter OptionThe St. Tammany (La.) Parish Library Board voted unanimously May 18 to have Internet filters installed on some public-access machines and to require parents to choose whether their children can use the unfettered workstations. The policy change came a month after the American Civil Liberties Union filed suit on behalf of two parents against the parish governing authority for restricting minors’ access to R-rated videos in the library collection. “I believe filtering is reflective of what the community wants,” STPL Director Jan Butler told the May 20 New Orleans Times-Picayune. Although the precise language has yet to be finalized, the new Internet acceptable-use policy will specify that children under 10 will only be allowed online when their parents are present. Parents of 10-to-17-year-olds will have to sign a consent form specifying what type of Internet access their children are permitted. The board’s action stemmed from community concerns that youngsters could access online pornography on STPL computers. Posted May 24, 1999. |
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