School filters coddle kids, are ineffective - Internet - News - 0 views
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"The...problem that schools have is that while we put lots of filters on our networks, the more recent developments of being able to access data and the Internet through phones makes it even harder for schools to police that," he said. "Even though it does not happen on our network it is happening during the day."
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The government's planned mandatory Internet service provider (ISP) level filter was met with criticism by Associate Professor Karen Vered from the Flinders University Department of Screen and Media, who told the committee that hiding the Internet from children would not be an effective countermeasure to reduce issues like cyber bullying.
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"Internet filters in schools often compromise a teacher's ability to teach, yet at the same time are easy for tech-savvy students to get around, a parliamentary committee on cyberbullying has heard. The Federal Parliament undertook a cyber-safety committee late last week to investigate community concerns about protecting children from bullying online and the measures that could be used to prevent it, such as Internet filtering."
