The Children’s Internet Protection Act, CIPA, as a safeguard for minors using technology and the Internet in institutions receiving e-rate funds. If a school or library is using funds from the federally funded e-rate program, they must certify that they are enforcing the Children’s Internet Protection Act. Filters that protect minors from inappropriate information on the Internet have to be in place before e-rate funds are released.The act was first established and implemented in 2001...
The Children’s Internet Protection Act, CIPA, as a safeguard for minors using technology and the Internet in institutions receiving e-rate funds. If a school or library is using funds from the federally funded e-rate program, they must certify that they are enforcing the Children’s Internet Protection Act. Filters that protect minors from inappropriate information on the Internet have to be in place before e-rate funds are released.The act was first established and implemented in 2001 and updated in 2011.
When applying for e-rate discounts the institutions certify that they are able to filter images that are “a) obscene; (b) child pornography; or (c) harmful to minors (for computers that are accessed by minors).” E-rate discounts are not available to schools, libraries, or other qualified institutions until the safety measures are in place on any computers that are accessible by minors.
Schools have even more stringent stipulations to meet certification regulations. E-rate funded schools must demonstrate that they have an Internet safety curriculum in place. The curriculum educates students about safe online interactions, and how to behave responsibly on social media and in chat rooms. In addition, the implications of cyberbullying have to be addressed in the lessons. The ability to monitor, but not track, online activities of minors is another issue that schools have to address and implement to receive e-rate money.
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