Internet Access Policy
As of 2009, the school has implemented a strict policy with regards to student internet access. The school administration took steps to block many popular websites—some worth blocking (such as social networking sites) and some with educational merit. The policies sparked controversy in the high school and in Lewisburg as a whole. The administration stated that the polices stem from stipulations attached to their Classrooms for the Future grant, which allowed it to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on MacBook laptop computers. Local taxpayer advocates criticized the grants, which Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell gave to school districts across the state. Opponents of the policy argue that this excuse only justifies the blocking of social networking sites and not sites with potential educational value such as YouTube and Google Docs. The administration has, as of the end of the 2010-2011 school year, dodged questions about the policy and tensions between the student-teacher community and administration are high.
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