Actually, I don't think the Superintendent originated the idea. At the meeting on June 13, 2001, the school board was briefed on the progress
of installing the Internet filtering programs. They were told that the filters are required to qualify for Federal assistance from the Universal Service Fund. (Since we are dependent upon the
State of Michigan for school funding, we can't afford networking on our own; we have to accept the money where we can find it. Strings and all.)
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Actually, I don't think the Superintendent originated the idea. At the meeting on June 13, 2001, the school board was briefed on the progress of installing the Internet filtering programs. They were told that the filters are required to qualify for Federal assistance from the Universal Service Fund. (Since we are dependent upon the State of Michigan for school funding, we can't afford networking on our own; we have to accept the money where we can find it. Strings and all.)