Organizational Systems and Leadership: Laws, Policies, and Procedures: Technology

Question 1

The Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA), enacted by Congress in 2000 as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, provides three different types of funding:

Answer 1

aide to elementary and secondary schools, Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) Grants to states for support of public libraries, the E-rate program that provides technology discounts to schools and public libraries.

Question 2

The Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) requires public libraries that participate in the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) and E-rate programs to certify that they are using ______ ______ to prevent minors from viewing obscenity, child porn or other harmful material on the facility’s computers.

Answer 2

filtering software

Question 3

Schools subject to CIPA have two additional certification requirements:

Answer 3

their internet safety policies must include monitoring the online activities of minors, and as required by the Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act, they must educate students about appropriate online behavior, including interacting with other individuals on social networking websites and in chat rooms, and cyber-bullying awareness and response.

Question 4

Schools and libraries subject to CIPA are required to adopt and implement an ________________________.

Answer 4

Acceptable Use (Internet Safety) policy

Question 5

Acceptable Use (Internet Safety) policy addressing:

Answer 5

access by minors to inappropriate matter on the internet, the safety and security of minors when using e-mail, chat rooms and other forms of direct e-communication, unauthorized access including “hacking” and other unlawful online activities, unauthorized disclosure, use and dissemination of personal info, measures restricting minors’ access to materials harmful to them (schools can include other topics as well and have students and parent sign it).

Question 6

In US v. American Library Association (2003), the Supreme Court upheld CIPA, ruling that it

Answer 6

does not violate the First Amendment because libraries may disable the filters for adult patrons upon request.