"Is the region supporting the religion of Islam, whose radical believers wage war against this nation, who murdered almost 3000 Americans on 9/11, and vow to continue these acts of terrorism, but are rejecting the principles of Christianity which this nation was founded upon?"
His entire rant and a list of websites that were blocked can be read here. Although his rant contains inaccuracies, this central point is still concerning.
The school's superintendent responds:
Many of the liberal sites accessible to the student fell into the “not rated” category, which was unblocked while many of the conservative sites were in the “political/advocacy group” which is accessible to teachers but not to students. The district is trying to determine the reason for the inconsistency and if the bias is pervasive enough to justify switching to another content filtering provider.The school's entire reply is found here. Several questions have yet to be answered.
Are right-leaning websites actually being blocked disproportionately?
If true, could this be due to any reason other than a person/company's political bias?
If conservative websites disproportionately contained inaccuracies or incited leaps in logic to a greater extent than left-leaning websites, should a school then be allowed to block those sites?
I'm not jumping to conclusions until more information is provided. Those who battle confirmation bias understand how important it can be to read material that conflicts with their points of view. However, if these websites were blocked for legitimate reasons, it may not be wise to unblock them for the sake of political correctness.
Stay rational, my friends.
Jesse
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