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Board weighs Gaggle monitoring system after SecurelyAware discontinuation; residents ask for privacy alternatives
Summary
The district's technology committee told trustees SecurelyAware's free service will end on June 30, 2026, and recommended Gaggle Safety Management (one-time setup ~$3,000, annual ~$17,500) as a paid replacement; public commenters raised privacy and vendor-comparison concerns and the board asked for more information.
The Berkeley Heights technology and communications committee reported that Securely Aware(the district's current free student-monitoring product) will discontinue its free version on June 30, 2026, and recommended the paid service Gaggle Safety Management as a replacement.
A technology committee member summarized the proposed change and the vendor's capabilities: Gaggle would provide 24/7 monitoring of student Google Workspace activity, web searches and AI-based chat tools, with human review and phone escalation for urgent cases. "Gaggle provides a multilayered escalation process, 24/7 human review of all alerts," the committee report said, noting a…
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