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Cabarrus board advances internet-safety policy on first read; staff says text is not blocked, monitoring is used

Cabarrus County Board of Education · January 13, 2026
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Summary

On first reading the board moved forward an internet-safety policy (Policy 32 26 42 0 5). District staff said they do not "actively block or filter based on text," but use Zscaler, category-based blocking, AI categorization and Gaggle alerts to monitor and flag concerning content.

The Cabarrus County Board of Education advanced an internet-safety policy to second reading on Jan. 12 after district staff described layered filtering and monitoring tools and fielded board questions about the policy's wording.

Dr. Sandy Ward introduced Policy 32 26 42 0 5 and turned the presentation over to district technical staff. "We…

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