Overview

The Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) is a federal law enacted to address concerns about children's access to obscene or harmful content over the Internet. School Districts that receive discounts for Internet access or internal connections through the e-rate program must certify that they have an Internet safety policy that includes protection measures and provides education about appropriate online behavior to students.

What We Do

The Roxbury School District complies with CIPA as follows:

• utilizes a content filter as a protection measure to attempt to block obscene and harmful content over the Internet

• District Policy 2361 Acceptable Use of Computer Networks/Computers and Resources - http://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=2361&search=internet+safety&id=60018ce02aeb4872b01343257b67f55d

• provides Digital Citizenship education to all students through a variety of means, including Common Sense Media lessons.

Resources

Additional information on CIPA can be found at the following resources:

Federal Communications Commission - https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/childrens-internet-protection-act

USAC Schools and Libraries e-rate CIPA page - http://usac.org/sl/applicants/step05/cipa.aspx