Online Safety
Overview
Springfield schools, "as required by the Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act, must provide for educating minors about appropriate online behavior, including interacting with other individuals on social networking websites and in chat rooms, and cyberbullying awareness and response." For more information, see the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA).
Click here to learn more about the how to meet the federal CIPA and E-Rate guidelines.
Common Sense Media Lesson in Springfield Public Schools
Common Sense Media provides age-appropriate lessons that address digital literacy and citizenship topics for your classroom.
Signing in with a district Google account provides access to download and print PDFs of all lessons and students materials.
Students will receive (2) lessons/grade to ensure that our district is meeting the CIPA requirements. Schools will select a third lesson based on grade level and school needs.
School-wide Resources
