A Maryland school district had blocked visiting the Republican gubernatorial candidate’s website from its computers before fixing access on Thursday.
A student of Frederick County Public Schools had been working on a school assignment from home on a district-issued computer when the student discovered the website of Dan Cox, the Republican candidate running against Democrat Wes Moore, could not be accessed on the device. After being alerted to the issue, FCPS began to work on fixing it, according to Fox 45 News.
Cox criticized the district’s restrictions and told the Washington Examiner that Moore had “the benefit of the FCPS blocking my campaign website from potential voters and high school students, in line with my opponent’s indoctrination approach to our kids’ education.”
Cox continued: “In contrast, my administration will ensure excellence in education and will end indoctrination, ensuing once again a world-class education for all our students.”
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Cox’s website was blocked due to a filter that classified the website as a blog, the district said. If a student tells a teacher that a website is blocked, a work order can be submitted for the school to unblock it, according to an FCPS spokesperson.
The student’s family, who discovered that Cox’s website had been blocked, also found that they were able to access Moore’s campaign website on the same computer. Despite this, FCPS claims the reason for this is “certainly not for any political reasons.”
Cox and Moore are running to replace Gov. Larry Hogan (R-MD), who is not running for reelection due to Maryland not allowing governors to serve more than two consecutive terms.
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A poll released on Oct. 1 found that Moore held a commanding lead over Cox, with 60% of voters favoring Moore compared to 28% for Cox. The poll by the Washington Post and the University of Maryland was conducted among 810 Maryland registered voters, who were surveyed from Sept. 22 through Sept. 27, and had a margin of error of 4 percentage points.
The Washington Examiner reached out to Moore for comment.
