In Virginia, the Loudoun County Library was sued by patrons who argued that the library s installation of software blocking access to certain web sites to protect the minors who used the library violated adult users' First Amendment rights. A California parent, Kathleen R ., sued her district library in Livermore in an attempt to have the courts force the library to censor access to the Internet to protect minors, including her 12 year old son could go on the Internet. Though there are many cases dealing with general school district liability, there are very few cases dealing with Internet liability for school districts. This topic has examined just a few of the reasons a school district may be held liable in conjunction with the schools provision of Internet access. Even if a school district wins every time a lawsuit is brought against it, the district still loses.
Legal defense takes time and money.
To avoid legal actions, the district should preempt litigation. Click here to go to the beginning of Internet security and legal issues .