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District says new Securly filter meets CIPA obligation; staff will tune settings
Summary
Technology director described use of the Securly content filter to meet CIPA/E‑Rate requirements, acknowledged initial overblocking and outlined a teacher-request unblock process and classroom monitoring tools.
The Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District told the board on Sept. 29 that it uses the Securly Internet content filter on district-managed devices to comply with the federal Child Internet Protection Act (CIPA) and to meet E‑Rate documentation requirements.
Director of Technology Brian Miles explained that Securly runs on district devices and blocks categories such as adult content, social media, dating, gambling and gaming. “Securly… works by analyzing the Internet traffic coming through the district and blocks websites that are inappropriate for use in classrooms by…
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