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Parents press Chico Unified on Chromebook filtering and Parental Secrecy Policy at public comment
Summary
Multiple public commenters raised concerns about a district internet filter (Securly) after a parent said her child received an explicit image via a school-issued Chromebook, and several speakers urged the board to remove or revisit the Parental Secrecy Policy amid pending litigation.
Several parents used public comment at the Chico Unified School Board meeting on March 1 to demand district action on two distinct concerns: student internet safety and the district's Parental Secrecy Policy.
Elaine Ward told trustees that one of her children received an unsolicited explicit image through a school-issued Chromebook that was sent via school email by a peer. Ward said she intercepted the image before her child viewed it and questioned why the…
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