The American Civil Liberties Union has redefined the meaning of sex telling public school officials in Tennessee to stop blocking students' access to websites that present homosexuality as normal, non-sexual (sic) behavior.
-- From "ACLU to schools: Stop blocking gay sites" posted at e-School News 4/20/09
The American Civil Liberties Union has asked public school officials in Tennessee to stop blocking students' access to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender web sites on school computers -- or face a possible lawsuit.
The ACLU's letter asks Tennessee schools that use . . . filtering service to stop blocking sites designated as "LGBT," or the organization will file a lawsuit. According to the letter, the software's default setting blocks all sites . . . categorized as "LGBT."
Federal and state law only requires schools to use filtering software to restrict information that is obscene or harmful to minors.
"Students … are being denied access to content that is protected speech under the First Amendment, as well as the Tennessee state constitution," said Tricia Herzfeld, staff attorney with the ACLU of Tennessee.
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