Why Are Web Filters Too Restrictive

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I don't think that web filters are too restrictive, but they don't block the right things. One example is my school's web filters blockage of coolmath.com, a math learning website because one part the site includes an active chatroom. The web filter doesn't block a gaming website known as Friv. I believe that a teacher should have access to the web filter so a student can go to them and ask for permission to go to a site that's relevant to what they are studying in class but would be blocked universally on the school network. This should also work so if a student is on a gaming site the teacher can block it right away and bring the student back on topic. The teacher should then be able to let the school know about it so they can universally

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