The Types Of Websites A School Does And Doesn’t Block Students From Visiting Says A Lot
Andrew Lampart, a senior at Nonnewaug High School in Connecticut, made an unsettling discovery while doing research for a class debate on gun control.
When he couldn’t access the NRA’s homepage, he decided to check what other sites the school had blocked. Lampart said, “I went over on sites such as Moms Demand Action or Newtown Action Alliance and I could get on these Web sites but not the others.”
He also found that pro-life sites were blocked by the school’s firewall while pro-choice websites like Plannned Parenthood were not. He even found that Christianity.com couldn’t be accessed, but Islam-guide.com was readily available.
Here are some other sites that were blocked:
And unblocked:
Andrew Lampart, a senior at Nonnewaug High School in Connecticut, made an unsettling discovery while doing research for a class debate on gun control.
When he couldn’t access the NRA’s homepage, he decided to check what other sites the school had blocked. Lampart said, “I went over on sites such as Moms Demand Action or Newtown Action Alliance and I could get on these Web sites but not the others.”
He also found that pro-life sites were blocked by the school’s firewall while pro-choice websites like Plannned Parenthood were not. He even found that Christianity.com couldn’t be accessed, but Islam-guide.com was readily available.
Here are some other sites that were blocked:
- Protect Marriage
- Debate.org
- Second Amendment Foundation
- Paul Ryan for Congress
- Right Wing News
- Family Institute of Connecticut Action
- Red State
- Teaparty.org
- National Right To Life Foundation
- Vatican.va
And unblocked:
- Newtown Action Alliance
- Moms Demand Action
- LGBTQnation.com
- Pro Choice America
- American Progress
- World Socialist Website
- HillaryClintonOffice.com
- Dan Malloy 2014
- National Grassroots Coalition
- BanHandgunsNow.org
