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Parent urges Round Rock ISD to tighten Chromebook web filters amid cyberbullying concerns

Round Rock Independent School District Board of Trustees

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Summary

A parent told the Round Rock ISD board the district‑controlled filtering on student Chromebooks is inadequate and allows access to social media and YouTube; she offered to bring a network engineer if the board places the issue on a future agenda.

At the Feb. 13 Round Rock ISD board meeting, parent Stephanie Facey urged trustees to improve web filtering on district‑issued Chromebooks, saying the district’s proxy‑based filter does not block social networking or other inappropriate content and that she cannot control her child’s access at home without specialized equipment.

"The filters used are not filtering social networking and inappropriate content to what they need to be," Facey said, and she warned the current setup has led to cyberbullying and stalking that she cannot control as a parent. Facey said she would be willing to bring a network engineer to a future agenda item to demonstrate technical steps her household took to block access.

The board did not take immediate action on the request; Facey asked that the matter be considered as a future agenda item or special consideration.