Web Filters In Schools

Are you tired of going through pages and pages of google just to find a website that isn’t blocked at school? Yeah, me too. It gets frustrating when you’re researching for a paper at school and it takes fifteen minutes to find a reliable website that isn’t blocked.
There are many pros and cons when it comes to school web filters. People have different views on this topic. Some pros to having web filters in schools according to simplewallsoftware.com is, “...prevents students from accessing harmful or inappropriate web content.” “...preventing students from peer-to-peer file sharing, illegal music downloads, adult content, or any other inappropriate content.” These are very reasonable points, but should only be taken to a certain extent.
Even though there are some very good pros, there are also cons to having web filters in schools. Some cons being, biased blocking. According to, simplewallsoftware.com, this website states, “All of these internet filters are created by private companies and not CIPA. So it’s the private companies who decide what content is blocked and what should be allowed....This leads to site being blocked or filtered that do not fall under the criteria set by CIPA.” This shows that there are sites that are unecissarily blocked. …show more content…
Yes, there is a need for web filters, but they shouldn’t be so restrictive that there are hardly any sites available. It’s becoming a struggle finding a site that isn’t blocked. I believe that we, high schoolers are capable of being mature enough and not go to inappropriate sites, or bad sites that we shouldn’t be on.
In conclusion, there are many pros and cons of having web filters in schools. Many good points as well as unreasonable points that can be