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Missouri School Settles Suit Over Anti-LGBT Web Filtering | Missouri’s Camdenton R-III School District has settled a suit with the ACLU regarding its web-filtering software, which blocked educational websites about LGBT issues while allowing anti-gay websites through. According to the settlement, the district will stop blocking the sites, submit to 18 months of monitoring to confirm its compliance, and pay $125,000 in legal fees and costs. Camendton had originally been resisted the suit, relying on the vehemently anti-gay Alliance Defense Fund to defend its web filter, but last month, U.S. District Judge Nanette Laughrey issued a preliminary injunction against using the software. The ACLU’s “Don’t Filter Me” campaign continues to challenge school districts across the country that attempt to block access to LGBT educational websites.