NYC DOE - Grow UP!

I just googled "excretory system" at school on the Department of Education server, and got this familiar message:

Access Denied

The requested document, http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=excretory system&btnG=Google Search, will not be shown.

Reason: DDR score = 139. This page will not be displayed because it contains prohibited words or it has exceeded its tolerance of questionable words.

I've seen this a lot when trying to navigate to a particular site or page of a site - a lot of legitimate science content is off limits using the DOE filters - , but this is a first. I can't wait to get home and see what google returned about the excretory system that is so offensive they can't even show the search results!

Later that day...

So here are the results of my search:

Excretory System
... Excretory System Functions Invertebrate Excretory Organs Vertebrates ...
The Human Excretory System Kidney Function Hormone Control of Water and ...
www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/ farabee/BIOBK/BioBookEXCRET.html - 24k - Cached - Similar pages

Pathfinders for Kids: The Excretory System - The Garbage Collector
This pathfinder is a guide to help kids find information about the excretory system.
infozone.imcpl.org/kids_kidny.htm - 11k - Cached - Similar pages

Excretion
... You would probably figure out a system of searching and removing. That would
be an excretory system. Your body does the same thing every day. ...
sln.fi.edu/biosci/systems/excretion.html - 8k - Cached - Similar pages

Human Excretory System
... Its numerous functions make it "part" of the circulatory, digestive, and
excretory systems. ... There you have it, the Human Excretory System. ...
www.borg.com/~lubehawk/hexcrsys.htm - 53k - Cached - Similar pages

Excretory System
... Some diseases and disorders of the excretory system include:. Nephritis is an
inflammation of the glomeruli, due to a number of possible causes, ...
biology.clc.uc.edu/courses/bio105/kidney.htm - 26k - Cached - Similar pages

Excretory System
EXCRETORY SYSTEM. OVERVIEW :. On this page you will learn about the Excretory
System, which removes the unwanted materials from our body. ...
library.thinkquest.org/ 10348/find/content/excretory.html - 6k - Cached - Similar pages

Excretory System
The job of the excretory system is to remove various produced by the body.
The removal is known as excreation. It is important for the body to remove these ...
www.stclement.pvt.k12.il.us/ StudentWeb/science/excretionc/excsyst.htm - 2k - Cached - Similar pages

Excretory System
Chapter 42 - Excretory System. Function of the Excretory System. The excretory
system functions in ridding the body of nitrogenous (nitrogen-containing, ...
faculty.clintoncc.suny.edu/.../files/Bio%20102/ Bio%20102%20lectures/Excretory%20System/excretor.htm - 21k - Cached - Similar pages

Excretory System
... Endocrine System Circulatory System Lymphatic and Immune System Digestive
System Excretory System Muscle and Skeletal System Respiratory and Skin System ...
www.scientia.org/cadonline/Biology/excretory/home.ASP - 3k - Cached - Similar pages

The Excretory System
... Nitrogen Wastes ..The Human Excretory System ..Water and Salt Balance . ...
Excretory System Functions ..Hormone Control of Water and Salt . ...
www.cartage.org.lb/en/themes/Sciences/LifeScience/ GeneralBiology/Physiology/ExcretorySystem/mainpage.htm - 5k - Cached - Similar pages

OK? So where are the questionable or objectionable words? The only questionable word I see is the misspelling of excretion - excreation in the 7th entry.

I realize there are ways around the word "excretion" and had no trouble with "kidneys" for example, but really, the DOE security settings are a joke.

And don't even get me started on the restriction on accessing the sports websites or even an article on sports from the NY Times. Some of the girls in my class sit around (before or after school starts) drooling over the Gotti boys and the DOE security system has no problem with that. But let someone try to read a sports page and whoa, hold on there, sorry, DOE don't allow sports over our internet servers!. I can't think of any legitimate use of celebrity gossip crap, but there's no restriction on it. I can think of plenty of uses for sports - statistics, secondary research, social studies connections, etc., but kids can't access any sports info on the DOE servers. Gimme a break.