Laura and others:

Thanks for the alert.  We have not heard of this happening anywhere, but
will try to get more information.  In the meantime, please share with us any
information you may gather about this disturbing report.  AAM will help any
way we can.  Thanks!

Barry Szczesny
AAM Government Affairs

Not an official communication
Barry G. Szczesny, Esq.
Government Affairs Counsel and
Assistant Director
Government and Public Affairs
American Association of Museums
1575 Eye Street, NW
Suite 400
Washington, DC  20005

202/289-9125 Phone
202/289-6578 Fax
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: laura dickstein [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Friday, March 10, 2000 11:07 AM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      NYC B of Ed Says No to Museum Web sites???
>
> (Please excuse the cross-posting)
>
> Hi Everyone,
>
> I had an interesting discussion yesterday with a group of 25 New York City
> public school teachers.  They were telling me that it is very hard for
> them
> to find the time to get to visit museums.  I suggested that they might try
> to review museum resources on the Internet and was told the following
> astonishing fact (?):  The NYC Board of Education has put up firewalls
> against museum Web sites.  According to this group of teachers, it seems
> the B of Ed. doesn't want students to have the liberty to access museum
> Web
> sites because they might contain things that are so-called inappropriate
> for children. Has anyone else heard this?  Is this happening in other
> communities?  If this is the case, this obviously has serious implications
> for museums.
>
>
> __________________________________________________
> Arts and Museum Education Consultant &
> Doctoral Candidate A.B.D., Arts & Humanities,
> Teachers College Columbia University &
> Faculty, Creative Arts Laboratory,
> Teachers College Columbia University
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