Safe Schools, Safe Libraries Project

BIG VICTORY in Spokane, WA – Community Leader’s Story

woiplibrary — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 20:48:46 +0000

Read the full and original by one of the women (Tiffani) who led the effort here: http://asmallmoment.blogspot.com/2012/09/victory.html Here is part of her story of events: My “Stand for Something” post written almost 2 months ago has made it’s way ontoMormonwoman.org, and will soon be published on the Voices for Virtue website. It’s been almost 3 months since the library incident and [...]

Yakima libraries to block ‘adult’ websites after community pressure

woiplibrary — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 20:41:46 +0000

It comes after a story we first brought you last month; a man touching himself while watching porn at the downtown branch. The library said his behavior was unacceptable, but not the pornography. That changed when parents and other groups brought their complaints to the library board Monday night. They worried about the protection of [...]

WA: Porn in Yakima’s libraries: ‘People have the right to free flow of information’

woiplibrary — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 20:30:42 +0000

Find original article here: http://www.kimatv.com/home/video/Porn-in-Yakimas-libraries-Your-right-to-watch-168228906.html August 31, 2012 YAKIMA, Wash. — Shanna Buckles frequently brings her children to the downtown Yakima library. She was surprised that people can openly watch pornography on these public computers. “I do have an older child that likes to go on the internet and use the computers on the adult side,” [...]

Middle school teacher accused of watching porn in class

woiplibrary — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 21:58:16 +0000

Tampa Bay Times: http://www.tampabay.com/news/education/k12/middle-school-teacher-accused-of-watching-porn-in-class/1246224 By Marlene Sokol TAMPA — A middle school teacher could be fired over allegations that he watched pornography in class and exposed his students to pornographic material. David Tenney, 51, taught AVID, a study skills class, at Liberty Middle School in New Tampa. Tenney was in his sixth-grade classroom using his [...]

Ex-Brighton choir teacher charged with soliciting student

woiplibrary — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 21:57:12 +0000

KSL.com – http://www.ksl.com/?nid=960&sid=21733122 By: Pat Reavy COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS — A former Brighton High School teacher has been charged with soliciting a student and attempting to view pornography at school. Steven Richard Smith, 39, was charged Thursday in Holladay Justice Court with electronic communication harassment, attempting to access pornography on school property and sexual solicitation, all [...]

Myrtle Beach man views porn in school library, pleasures himself, police say

woiplibrary — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 20:35:43 +0000

June 27, 2012 SCNow.com Read full article here: http://www2.scnow.com/news/grand-strand/2012/jun/27/2/myrtle-beach-man-views-porn-school-library-pleasur-ar-4048888/ MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — A Myrtle Beach man was charged after he admitted to police he watched porn on a school computer and pleasured himself at the same time, police said. The incident happened on Tuesday afternoon at Horry Georgetown Technical Collegeon Pampas Drive, according to [...]

Birmingham settled sexually hostile work environment suit against library for $150,000

woiplibrary — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 20:23:09 +0000

By Kent Faulk May 3, 2012 Al.com Full and original article here: http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2012/05/birmingham_settles_library_sex.html BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — The City of Birmingham is paying $150,000 tosettle a lawsuit filed by a former librarian who claimed the downtown public library was a sexually hostile place in which to work, according to a confidential memo obtained by The Birmingham News. The [...]

Arizona Mandates Stiff Penalties for Schools, Public Libraries Without Filters

woiplibrary — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 19:48:39 +0000

By Lauren Barack July 10, 2012 See full article here: http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/home/894959-312/arizona_mandates_stiff_penalties_for.html.csp Arizona’s public schools and libraries must filter all computers that are available to children or risk losing 10 percent of their state funding, according to a new law set to take effect August 1. House Bill 2712 gives Arizona the authority to enforce filtering requirements [...]

Sheriff Investigating man accused of masturbating, watching porn at Spokane, WA library

woiplibrary — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 19:46:07 +0000

Find full article here: http://www.krem.com/news/crime/Sheriff-investigating-claim-of-man-masturbating-at-Spokane-library-161286045.html July 3, 2012 SPOKANE VALLEY– A Spokane Valley mom says she saw a man watching pornography and masturbating at a Spokane library Monday. Watching pornography is not illegal at the public library. However, if you’re acting inappropriately while viewing adult content, you can be asked to leave. It is not [...]

San Francisco Public Library Allows Free Access to Porn

woiplibrary — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 18:53:27 +0000

Here are few stories about this: Fox News Debate: San Francisco Weekly: Free Porn: SFPL Tries to Shield Patrons’ Screens from Public Eye The Huffington Post: San Francisco Library Porn Shield Lets Patrons View Adult Content In Private (VIDEO) LifeSiteNews: San Francisco Library installs plastic screens for patrons to view online pornography Fox News: Pornography at [...]