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Board hears Lightspeed demo, plans parent portal opt‑in at registration
Summary
A staff member demonstrated the district's Lightspeed student-device system and showed a Parent Portal that will let parents receive weekly activity summaries and pause home browsing; the district said Parent Portal is included in its existing Lightspeed subscription and plans to launch it at registration.
A staff member explained the Nashville School District's Lightspeed system to the board, saying it combines a content filter, real‑time safety alerts and classroom management tools that follow district Chromebooks off campus.
"Lightspeed alert is 100% about student safety," the staff member said, describing alerts that route screenshots and contextual history to building counselors or principals when the system detects concerns such as possible self‑harm, bullying or planning of violence. The presenter said alerts are targeted to those staff members so they can assess context before intervening.
The staff member walked the board through a live demo of the Parent Portal, which will provide parents with a weekly online activity summary and an optional sign‑in to view seven days of device activity. From the…
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