Hillsboro School District is bound by both law and Board Policy to filter internet access on district devices.
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CHILDREN'S INTERNET PROTECTION ACT (CIPA)
CHILDREN'S INTERNET PROTECTION ACT (CIPA)
Federal law that imposes restrictions on any school or library receiving funding from E-rate for internet access to comply with certain provisions concerning filtering and instruction around Digital Citizenship. Filtering must be provided on the internet connection to the district. https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/childrens-internet-protection-act
BOARD POLICY
BOARD POLICY
The School Board has adopted Board Policy IIBGA which acknowledges CIPA and confirms the Board's commitment to protecting access to inappropriate content.
INTERNET FILTERING ON CHROMEBOOKS & STUDENT GOOGLE ACCOUNTS
INTERNET FILTERING ON CHROMEBOOKS & STUDENT GOOGLE ACCOUNTS
HSD uses Lightspeed to provide Internet filtering on student accounts that are used to login to chromebooks. Lightspeed Filter complies with both CIPA and Board Policy. Filtering is accomplished by matching any website with a subject category. HSD determines which categories as a whole are blocked.
Category filtering is not an exact science. There are web sites with educational value that are in the vendor categories that may be blocked. The system takes time to learn from users and changes categories of sites over time.
The filtering categories are also adjusted for the students level of school. Elementary schools have the most strict filter, high schools have a lower level of filtering. All levels comply with CIPA and Board Policy.
Review Elementary Lightspeed Filter Blocked Categories
Review Elementary Lightspeed Filter Blocked Categories
Elementary Student Blocked Category List
Social Media (ex- Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram)
Mature
Mature- Art
Mature- Body Art
Mature- Games
Mature- Language
Alcohol
Drugs
Gambling
Porn
Suspicious
Forums
Forums- Blogs
Forums- Dating
Forums- IM
Forums- P2P
Forums- Personals
Forums- Social Networking
Security
Security- Domain Sharing
Security- Malware
Security - Nettools
Security- Proxy
Security- Shorteners
Security- Translators
Security- Warez
Violence
Unknown
Ads
Parked Websites
Computer- Analytics
Weapons
Sex Education
Plagiarism Sites
Games (Educational Games category is allowed)
Esports
Review Middle School Lightspeed Filter Blocked Categories
Review Middle School Lightspeed Filter Blocked Categories
Middle Student Blocked Category List
Social Media (ex- Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram)
Mature
Mature- Art
Mature- Body Art
Mature- Games
Mature- Language
Alcohol
Drugs
Gambling
Porn
Suspicious
Forums
Forums- Blogs
Forums- Dating
Forums- IM
Forums- P2P
Forums- Personals
Forums- Social Networking
Security
Security- Domain Sharing
Security- Malware
Security - Nettools
Security- Proxy
Security- Shorteners
Security- Translators
Security- Warez
Violence
Unknown
Ads
Parked Websites
Computer- Analytics
Weapons
Plagiarism Sites
Games (Educational Games category is allowed)
Esports
Lightspeed Database Categories Explained
Review High School Lightspeed Filter Blocked Categories
Review High School Lightspeed Filter Blocked Categories
High Student Blocked Category List
Social Media (ex- Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram)
Mature
Mature- Games
Alcohol
Drugs
Gambling
Porn
Suspicious
Forums
Forums- Dating
Forums- P2P
Forums- Personals
Security
Security- Domain Sharing
Security- Malware
Security - Nettools
Security- Proxy
Security- Shorteners
Security- Translators
Security- Warez
Violence
Unknown
Ads
Parked Websites
Computer- Analytics
Weapons
Plagiarism Sites
Games (Educational Games category is allowed)
Esports
Lightspeed Database Categories Explained
Submitting a Category Change
Submitting a Category Change
For any site, students, parents, or staff can suggest changes to the assigned category by going to this website: Lightspeed Filter Database Lookup- https://archive.lightspeedsystems.com/
SAFE SEARCH
SAFE SEARCH
When logged into the Chrome Browser or on a district issued Chromebook, the Lightspeed Relay filter is designed to make use of Google and YouTube safe search systems. The filter also attempts to remove inappropriate images and thumbnails. See more information here:
This includes Google SafeSearch and YouTube restricted mode.
SOCIAL MEDIA
SOCIAL MEDIA
The Social Media Category is currently blocked on the district Chromebooks when elementary and middle school students are logged in with a HSD student account. This includes Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and other systems that fall into the Social Media Category.
YouTube
YouTube
All HSD student Google Accounts have YouTube Restricted Mode Enforced. The filter also has a number of YouTube categories which have been turned off. At the Elementary and Middle School level an additional layer of filtering is applied by the Lightspeed system.
More information about YouTube restricted mode or Lightspeed SmartPlay can be found by following the links.
GOOGLE HANGOUTS / GOOGLE CHAT
GOOGLE HANGOUTS / GOOGLE CHAT
Google Hangouts Chat is the Instant Messaging application built within the Google Suite. Hangouts Chat only allowed for High Schools students. Elementary and Middle School students do not have access to this Instant Messaging application using their district account. All instant messaging done through a district login within Google Hangouts Chat is archived.
LIGHTSPEED CLASSROOM MANAGER
LIGHTSPEED CLASSROOM MANAGER
Lightspeed Classroom Manger allows teachers to take some control over chromebooks during the school day while students are in their classrooms. This allows teachers to focus learning by pushing content to students, send students direct messages, directing which websites are accessible to students, sharing and locking screens. Lightspeed Classroom Manager does not work when chromebooks are not at school.
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