Spring 2003: "Access Denied: Should Youth Access to the Internet be Restricted?"

Standards of decency, dress, and artistic expression vary by historical periods, cultures, and social norms. The Internet is not the first expressive media to raise public concerns about suitability for youth. What are the limits to First Amendment Rights as applied to minors? What are the rationales for the limits? Does exposure to expressive media, including the Internet, have an impact on youth development? Should the Internet be regulated in the same way that other forms of mass media are regulated? What measures are used to shield children from materials on the Internet? Are these measures constitutional? These are some of the questions that will be raised and answered by students during the summit.

Click on the links below to navigate the site. Also see the Spring 2000 summit website for more on this topic.

Time Line of Summit Activities
Background Lessons
Learning Links & Readings
Discussion
Materials for Summit Teachers
Participants
Student Evaluations
Evaluating Web Resources: Resources for Teachers and Students
Teaching with Technology: Online Teaching Strategies

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See also: Teaching Resource Bulletin #7: Update on the Internet and the First Amendment (.pdf) (Order a free copy)

About the National Online Youth Summit

A program of the American Bar Association Division for Public Education, the National Online Youth Summit is supported by Award No. 2001-JS-FX-K004 from the office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice.