Parents, community groups press district on cybersecurity, youth survey, language access and equity during public comment

Several community members spoke during the meeting's public-comment period, presenting separate concerns and requests that the board and administration noted for follow-up.

Parent Margaret Slavik (resident) told the board her family discovered their daughter had accessed social media through a school-issued iPad while using the districtguest Wi-Fi, which the speaker said was not password protected. Slavik said she and her husband met on Jan. 10 with the principal, vice principal and district technology staff and were told the district currently has no dedicated cybersecurity monitoring program and relies largely on a "see something, say something" approach. She said students were able to connect with unknown adults through apps on the device and that the family is now working with a school detective. Slavik urged the district to implement stronger cybersecurity protections, noting a…