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[–] AliLunaCat@lemmy.world 57 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Both teachers and students say filtering originally intended to target adult content is instead being used by some school administrators to block LGBTQ+ and race-related content they deem “inappropriate.” Disciplinary action and punishment for violations aren’t experienced at the same rates for all students. The report found students who identify as LGBTQ+ and those with disabilities in individualized education programs were more likely to get in trouble due to the tools. 19% of students at schools that use filtering technology say they were even aware of students who were “outed” for LGBTQ+ as a result of the filtering.

[–] Uranium3006@kbin.social 22 points 2 years ago

this stuff was always anti LGBT from the start and should be banned on that grounds alone, nevermind all the other reasons

Wow this article is actually terrifying.

[–] PatFussy@lemm.ee -5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Kind of dont understand the point of the article. A school gives their students a laptop to do homework. When the student gets this laptop they have to sign a waiver it will be for school work only. School can dictate whatever they want the students to see through surveillance software like GoGuardian to monitor actions. Students do things outside of the waiver and get in trouble. Pikachu face.png

Schools should just go back to not giving the students laptops and tell them to use the parents' computer with a 1 time tax break or a periodic voucher.