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On the recordJune 27, 2000
We say that we would like to see the local community participate and develop a comprehensive policy. If they fail to do so, then they have to buy the filtering system. I have visited 160 schools since I have been in office. Over the last year and a half, in particular, I have talked to a lot of school librarians and administrators about the Internet and Internet pornography. All of the ones I have talked to, when I discussed the legislation and the ideas-- in fact, some of this has come from the schools themselves throughout Pennsylvania. The ones who glow about their policy are the ones who have comprehensive policies. Yes, they have filtering software, but that is just a piece of a bigger puzzle. If you just rely on that piece, I think what you can do is create a false sense of security that you have solved the problem, particularly in community libraries.
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Rick Santorum
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Discussing the importance of comprehensive policies for Internet safety in schools.

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