Website Blocking Gone Too Far: Homework and Censored Suicide Prevention Sites Were Also Blocked

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Records obtained from 16 districts in 11 different states show just how broadly schools block content, forcing students to jump through hoops.
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School districts all over the country, like Rockwood in the western suburbs of St. Louis, go much further, limiting not only what images students can see but what words they can read.