3. CHILDREN’S INTERNET
PROTECTION ACT (CIPA)
Internet Safety Policy must be made
to meet CIPA.
Goals:
To protect students from obscene
visuals.
To protect students from visuals of
child pornography.
To protect students from other
depictions that are harmful to minors.
4. Internet blocking and filtering software
should address the needs of the school:
GES staff is responsible for supervision of
students using the Internet.
GES students are also provided
information regarding appropriate use of
the Internet at the beginning of each
school year.
Although under supervision of the staff,
students are still given Intellectual
Freedom in the media center.
5. The GES Media Center Handbook
addresses:
Access by minors to inappropriate matter
Safety and security of minors when using chat
rooms and other forms of communications
electronically
“Hacking” and other unlawful activities
Personal information disclosure for minors
Restriction of access to materials that are
harmful
9. IN OTHER WORDS….
The USA Patriot Act was enacted by Congress in
2001 in response to the September 11 terrorist
attacks on the World Trade Center and
Pentagon. The intention of the act was to assist
federal agents in better identifying and
investigating possible terrorist threats by
modifying preexisting surveillance law, especially
concerning electronic communications, in non-
emergency situations.
10. WHY DOES IT MATTER TO
LIBRARIES?
Section 215 of the Patriot Act is
commonly referred to as the “library
provision” because it allows patron’s
library records to be accessed and
monitored by law enforcement
agencies without a traditional
warrant.
11. THE PATRIOT ACT AND THE GES
LIBRARY
The GES will implement policies that
support this law. Which means:
The Media Center Handbook will include an
explanation of what the Patriot Act is and how it
affects our students.
It will also include an explanation of who will
handle the request and the chain of command to be
followed if there is a request for records made by
the FBI.
A list will be made of all of the materials and
services for which patron records with identifiable
information are kept. This will ensure that patrons
are aware of the information the library is keeping
and therefore what is fair game to be investigated
by the FBI under the Patriot Act.
