Teacher urges board to adopt classroom web‑filtering software to protect learning
Summary
An eighth‑grade science teacher said students and teachers have operated a quarter of the school year without effective web‑filtering tools and urged the district to adopt software such as Securly or GoGuardian to protect instructional time and academic integrity.
During the public participation portion of the meeting an eighth‑grade science teacher raised concerns about absent web‑filtering software in classroom devices and asked the board to act quickly to provide protections that support engaged students and academic integrity.
“Picture one of our digital classrooms,” the speaker said. “I want you to focus on the good students, the ones who are on task, engaged, and doing their work. Now in that same classroom, some students are not. They’re playing video games, scrolling through social media, using AI to write their assignments, or watching videos.” He said that students who work diligently feel “cheated” when others are off task and that teachers avoid some engaging digital content because they lack the tools to maintain a cohesive classroom.
The speaker urged the board to adopt a filtering system soon, acknowledging no software is perfect but arguing the district “can’t wait for perfect.” No formal district response was given at the meeting; the board’s public‑participation rules state that speakers’ questions and concerns will be referred to administration for review.
The testimony focused on instructional fairness, classroom culture and protecting dedicated students’ learning time rather than on a specific procurement timeline or vendor selection.
