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Bethel Park reviews network, classroom tech and cybersecurity upgrades

Bethel Park School District Board of School Directors · January 28, 2026
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Summary

District technology director reported completion of a high‑school network upgrade, elementary classroom equipment rollouts, expanded campus camera coverage and Sophos managed detection and response; district also described rapid FOCUS SIS implementation and ongoing COPPA and AI‑policy work.

The Bethel Park School District’s technology director outlined multiple infrastructure and security upgrades Monday, reporting a completed high‑school network overhaul, new classroom equipment plans for elementary schools and expanded campus security monitoring.

"Everything from the wireless access points to the edge switching all the way down to the core switching" at the high school has been upgraded, the technology director said, adding that the district is working with fiber provider DQE to extend a connection from the high school to an elementary campus to provide redundancy and a secondary backup location in case of damage to the primary site.

For classrooms, the district plans standard…

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