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Internet Filtering in Irving ISD

  1. Why does Irving ISD use an Internet filter?
  2. What does the Irving ISD Internet filter block?
  3. What filter does Irving ISD currently use?
  4. More to read.
  5. How can a teacher request a website to be unblocked?
  6. Tell us a website that needs to be BLOCKED.
 

1.  Why does Irving ISD use an Internet filter?

Texas Ed. Code Ann.  § 32.201-202, Texas Govt. Code Ann. § 441.1385

Texas state law requires a public school that provides a computer used for Internet access to implement an Internet safety policy in districts receiving funds from a Texas Infrastructure Fund loan or grant.

2.  What does the Irving ISD Internet filter block?

The categories that Irving ISD has chosen to filter at this time are:

         

 Adult/Sexually Explicit

 Chat

 Criminal Skills

 Drugs, Alcohol &Tobacco

 Gambling

 Games

 Glamour & Intimate Apparel

 Hosting Sites

 Personals & Dating

 Remote Proxies

 Third-party Blacklist

 Usenet News

 Violence

 Weapons

 Web-based E-Mail
 

Note:  The above categories are continuously under review by committee and may change.  Above is the current list that was implemented at the beginning of the year.

3.  What Filter does Irving ISD currently use?

Irving ISD uses Deep9 as its content filter. 

Online content and Internet access have grown considerably more complex in the past decade. Today, content filtering is not just about preventing access to inappropriate websites; students and educators must be able to trust the Internet in order to take advantage of the online educational experience. The use of web proxies, peer-to-peer applications, online gaming, streaming video and other unwanted interactive content is consuming critical network bandwidth and preventing access to legitimate educational resources online.

DeepNines is committed to keeping students safe while enhancing their online education experience by providing schools with a multi-layer security defense system that controls online content for a learning experience that is both safe and effective. DeepNines iTrust is a market-leading solution that uses patented, next-generation technology to provide complete network security and control. With DeepNines iTrust, school districts can be confident that only secure and acceptable online content and applications are available to their students.

4.  More to read.

Children and the Internet: Laws Relating to Filtering, Blocking
and Usage Policies in Schools and Libraries
National Conference of State Legislatures
http://www.ncsl.org/programs/lis/CIP/filterlaws.htm

Parents Guides and Reviews of Blocking Software
by Dave Kinnaman
http://www.tispa.org/info/kinnaman/filtering.htm

5.  How can a teacher request a website to be unblocked?

An online form has been placed on the the web that teachers can use to ask for a website to be unblocked.  Please plan ahead when asking to unblock sites as this is NOT a quick process.

https://secure.irvingisd.net/blocked/     (Teacher Login)

6.  Tell us a website that needs to be BLOCKED?

An online form has been placed on the the web that teachers can use to ask for a website to be BLOCKED.

https://secure.irvingisd.net/blocked/block.asp      (Teacher Login)