Lakota Local Schools is providing this annual notice to its parents and guardians regarding the monitoring of school-issued devices used by students. School-issued devices include any hardware, software, or accounts provided to students for personal use.
Students should have no expectation of privacy when using school-issued devices. Lakota Local School District and its technology providers can electronically access or monitor these devices under specific legal conditions.
For example, to comply with the requirements of the Federal E-Rate funding programs, Lakota filters all student internet access in alignment with Board policy. This includes filtering materials that are obscene, objectionable, inappropriate, and/or harmful to minors. School administrators are alerted to questionable content for review. They also receive alerts to possible self-harm indicators on student devices and a parent will be contacted if it is determined to be a threat to life or safety.
Reasons for Monitoring School-Issued Devices
Throughout the school year, there are a limited number of situations in which the District and its technology providers may electronically access and monitor your student’s school issued device. These reasons are:
- For educational purposes for instruction, technical support or exam proctoring by school staff;
- If required by a court order;
- If the device is reported lost or stolen;
- To respond to a threat to life or safety;
- To comply with federal or state laws; and
- As required by federal or state funding programs.
Notification to Parents and Guardians
For reason number one above, the District is providing you with advance notice that it and/or one of its technology providers intends to electronically access or monitor your student’s school-issued devices for non-commercial educational purposes for instruction, technical support or exam proctoring by school district employees or staff. It shall not be done for any reason other than educational purposes as outlined.
For reasons 2-6 listed above, the District or school will notify parents and guardians in writing via ParentSquare about what was electronically accessed and why within 72 hours of the monitoring. If providing notice is a threat to life or safety, the notice will be provided within 72 hours after the threat has ended.
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