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ACLU of Georgia to Gwinnett school system: quit filtering LGBT websites to ...

The ACLU of Georgia is urging the Gwinnett County Public School System to stop filtering LGBT websites from students or face possible legal action.

“We have received complaints that Gwinnett County Public Schools has recently activated the ‘LGBT’ filter on software provided by Blue Coat. The ‘LGBT’ filter is designed to discriminate against LGBT viewpoints and does not serve a legitimate pedagogical purpose,” states the May 23 letter to Gwinnett Superintendent J. Alvin Wilbanks and signed by Chara Fisher Jackson, legal director of the ACLU of Georgia , and Joshua Block, ACLU staff attorney based in New York.

The letter also requested Wilbanks and the school system to respond by May 30.

“Regardless of whether the ‘LGBT’ filter was activated deliberately or unintentionally, your continued use of the ‘LGBT’ filter violates the First Amendment and the Equal Access Act,” the ACLU letter further states.

Late today, the Gwinnett County School System issued a statement in response to the letter:

“We have received the letter from the ACLU and are looking into the concerns raised. Following guidelines from CIPA (Children's Internet Protection Act), the school system does filter internet content. That said, if a student or employee needs access to a site for a legitimate instructional or work purpose they can make a request for that access,” said Jorge Quintana, spokesperson for GCPS.

The ACLU of Georgia has not yet returned calls from the GA Voice.

The letter from the ACLU states students have been blocked access to websites for the “It Gets Better Project,” the Georgia Safe Schools Coalition , Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays ( PFLAG ), GSA Network , and the Gay Lesbian & Straight Education Network ( GLSEN ).

“If you continue to censor these websites, you could be subject to legal liability and the expense of litigation,” the ACLU of Georgia states in the letter.

'Access denied'

The letter includes exhibits that students shared with the ACLU of Georgia showing “access denied” messages when trying to get the named websites. Specific schools were not named in the letter.

“Allowing students equal access to LGBT-related websites is not just a legal duty; it also makes sense from a safety perspective, particularly in light of the epidemic of LGBT youth suicides and bullying,” states the ACLU of Georgia letter.

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