If the community, administration, teachers, or librarians are censoring what information students have access to whether it be on the book shelves or on the internet, then we are limiting our students from being able to fully work with the skills that are necessary for them to be successful in the 21st century global world.
By using the ISTE (International Society of Technology in Education) standards for school technology, we as librarians can teach students about digital citizenship and why it is so very important. Just as Adams mentioned, once students start to comprehend digital citizenship and their right to information, then they will have more freedom to take pieces of information to engage with in the AASL standards. There is no doubt there will be censorship on the school internet networks, but that does not mean we need to censor what is in our library collection. Students need to have access to different cultures, viewpoints, and people to help them grow.
Adams, H. R. (2016). 65 years and counting AASL and school librarians — Still champions of intellectual freedom. Knowledge Quest, 45(1), 34-41.
