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The study findings give a clear impression that censorship is not generally desirable to institutions. The results of this survey also indicate that many U.S. institutions do not consider this topic important. A significant percentage of academia has yet to develop policies regarding censorship or to identify individuals or groups responsible for making these decisions. Universities have struggled with the issue of what, if any, Internet sites to censor, and how to cut off access to unwanted information. Efforts to censor have also met legal challenges, although not taking action may also create legal problems. Legal and ethical information must clearly be uncensored and made available to all who have an interest. Information that is unethical and illegal must be censored.

Where is the line drawn between the regulators and the defenders over censorship and free speech on the Internet? The potential dangers to which it may expose teachers and their students, not only in terms of the material on the Internet which may be used for legitimate curriculum purposes but the legal and political conicts in which they are likely to be caught up.

Filtering software does not work as intended, students are kept from important content such as examples as blocked sites include the NASA Mars Explorer site (the letters s-e-x are in the url) and sites about cancer (blocked because of the word "breast").