Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Porn Site too Close for Comfort for School District
From The Arizona Republic:
Alright, not the biggest story in the world, but if I'm a parent and I'm trying to check on events on my kids' Elementary School, and I actually got to a porn site, I'd be more than a little surprised. I'd check the address again, realize I'd made a mistake and try again. I wouldn't tell the school, but I have no problem that somebody who'd made the same mistake I did took the time to inform the school of their website's proximity to a porn site.
Public servants, asking to buy the address from the porn site? This isn't the kind of story we've come to expect from The Globex Corporation Newsletter. So why am I bringing this story to your attention?
Really. You're telling me that Litchfield Elementary School has no affiliation with a porn site? Nicole Stewart, you are an amazing journalist. I don't know if you were able to come up with this information through painstaking research, or if it was just common sense, but your Pulitzer Prize is in the mail.
Congratulations, Nicole Sterart of The Arizona Republic!
BOJ
Nicole Stewart
The Arizona Republic
Aug. 21, 2007 12:00 AM
Students and parents trying to surf the Litchfield Elementary School District's Web site faced a couple of surprises in the form of adult-oriented Web sites.
A parent notified school officials last week of the situation.
Alright, not the biggest story in the world, but if I'm a parent and I'm trying to check on events on my kids' Elementary School, and I actually got to a porn site, I'd be more than a little surprised. I'd check the address again, realize I'd made a mistake and try again. I wouldn't tell the school, but I have no problem that somebody who'd made the same mistake I did took the time to inform the school of their website's proximity to a porn site.
"It's a really unfortunate incident, and we are trying to see what we can do to contact the owner of that Web site," said Shawn Watt, a Litchfield Elementary School District Board member.
The district has considered purchasing the pornographic Web site address to ensure that students and parents do not mistakenly visit it. Board officials are hoping for a reasonable price but have not heard back from the site's owner.
Public servants, asking to buy the address from the porn site? This isn't the kind of story we've come to expect from The Globex Corporation Newsletter. So why am I bringing this story to your attention?
The district has no affiliation with a pornography site, but students would find themselves there if they mistyped the address.
Really. You're telling me that Litchfield Elementary School has no affiliation with a porn site? Nicole Stewart, you are an amazing journalist. I don't know if you were able to come up with this information through painstaking research, or if it was just common sense, but your Pulitzer Prize is in the mail.
Congratulations, Nicole Sterart of The Arizona Republic!
BOJ
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