From the School Library Journal Article:

A school librarian and two high school students from Tennessee have sought the help of the American Civil Liberties Union, saying that their school district has blocked access to online information about lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) issues.

As many as 107 Tennessee public school districts could be illegally preventing students from accessing online information about LGBT issues by activating the Internet filtering category designated “LGBT,” says a letter from the ACLU to school officials at Knox County Schools, Metro Nashville Public Schools, and the Tennessee Schools Cooperative.

As a result of using the Educational Networks of America (ENA) filtering software students using school computers cannot view political and educational information about LGBT issues and well-known nationals organizations such as the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG), and the Human Rights Campaign.

Source: SLJ

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