Respond to this 250 words. 2 apa citations. The Affect of Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) of 2003 on Instructions in School It is evident in today’s schools that technology is an ever-gro

Respond to this 250 words. 2 apa citations.  

The Affect of Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) of 2003 on Instructions in School

It is evident in today’s schools that technology is an ever-growing instructional method that is being used. The 106th Congress (1999-2000) recognized that issue with the prevalence of computers in the libraries of the schools across the country. With this in mind, Congress passed CIPA to help protect the children from accessing certain materials online. Teachers are giving students assignments online more as time goes along, especially now that Covid-19 has schools functioning online. This affects instruction in that some students may not have access to the internet from home, some families may not be able to afford the proper technological equipment for their students, and if the students do have access from home will they be able to access the proper materials online?

CIPA and its Consequences

The Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) of 2003 was introduced by Representative Bob Franks of New Jersey. The H.R. 896 required the installation of technology being used by the schools and libraries to filter and block materials that had access to the Internet to be eligible for universal assistance (Franks, 1999). The schools and libraries are to report to the Federal Communications Committee (FCC) in order to be eligible for said technology. The FCC is responsible for filtering and blocking online materials deemed inappropriate for minors and enforcing policies that make sure these instructions are being ensured. This Act also requires that whether schools and libraries have access to said technology, they are to certify to this requirement every year (Charles, 2000). All can agree this Act is much needed, but with the advancement of technology at the pace it is going today, it should be updated to the standards of today. Also, just because some materials online are blocked does not mean that students can not access it from home or try to find ways to hack their way into whatever they want.

       The Considerations Educators Should Consider to CIPA to Make It Fair to All Students

The first thing educators should consider when making it fair for all students, is the ability to obtain and use technology whether at school or from home. It is not fair that some families can afford for their child(s) to access materials online while other families simply cannot afford to, which causes an advantage to one group over the other. The second consideration to equality is the application of the CIPA requirements to all students whether at school or from home. In our book (McCarthy, Eckes, Cambron, 2014, p. 79) it mentioned that a Missouri federal court instructed that a local school districts filtering the blocking of LGBTQ material online infringed upon the rights of the students First Amendment rights. This is a very hot topic to be discussed and dealt with, especially with the LGBTQ community growing and affecting more individuals and institutions.

I know this is off topic from the discussion, but it does relate to equality in schools. How is it that when it comes to students eating at schools, that students are divided based off their family incomes? It is not fair that the way students pay is based on 1. If your family makes X amount of dollars or more then that students pays the whole amount while 2. If your family makes between X and Y amount of dollars then that student only pays a certain amount while 3. If your family makes X amount of dollars or less than that student pays nothing. No students should have to pay for lunch based off their family incomes, also most students do not have a job, and all individuals have to eat and that is the last thing students should have to worry about. Also, all taxpayers pay for the schools and its functions and all taxpayers pay for jailors that are incarcerated in jails. It is not fair that those in jails get to eat for free while innocent children have to pay for their food. For some students these may be their only meals for the day. This relates to the CIPA in that it points out the inequality that occurs in the schools that students have to deal with which is no fault of their own, and educators and legislators should discuss these issues and update the laws on these topics.