District blocked domains

Hello,

This email is in response to your California Public Records Act (PRA) request. Your request will be reviewed and the appropriate departments contacted to determine if disclosable records relevant to your request exist.

As required under California Code section 7922.535(a), the Los Angeles Unified School District (District) will make a determination within 10 days as to whether or not a request is seeking records that are publicly disclosable and, if so, to provide the estimated date that the records will be made available. There is no requirement for a public agency to actually produce the records within 10 days of receiving a request, unless the requested records are readily available. Still, the District prides itself on always providing all publicly disclosable records in as timely a manner as possible.

Should you have any questions, please contact the Office of the General Counsel at (213) 241-7600.

Thank you.

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Hello,

This email is in response to your California Public Records Act request dated August 7, 2023, seeking:

1) An activity log showing all web domains blocked by the district's web filter (such as Securly, GoGuardian, Lightspeed Systems, Gaggle, or other CIPA-compliant filters) from Jan. 1, 2022 until the date this request is processed. The log should be provided as a .csv or .xlsx file and should include all data fields available from the district's web filter provider (e.g. the domain, the school, the reason blocked, the date) with the exception of personally identifiable fields (e.g., name, email, IP address).

2) An activity log showing all search terms blocked and/or flagged by the district's web filter from Jan. 1, 2022 until the date this request is processed. The log should be provided as a .csv or .xlsx file and should include all data fields available from the district's web filter provider (e.g. the flagged term, the school, the reason flagged, the date) with the exception of personally identifiable fields (e.g., name or IP address).

Your request is currently being reviewed and the appropriate Custodian of Record has been contacted to determine if disclosable records relevant to your request exist.

As required under California Government Code section 7922.525, the District will make a determination within 10 days as to whether or not a request is seeking records that are publicly disclosable and, if so, to provide the estimated date that the records will be made available. There is no requirement for a public agency to actually supply the records within 10 days of receiving a request, unless the requested records are readily available. Still, the District prides itself on always providing all publicly disclosable records in as timely a manner as possible.

Should you have any questions, please contact Gustavo Aragon, the assigned paralegal on this matter, at (213) 241-7600 and reference the above "OGC Control #"

Best,

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Miriam A. Gonzalez
Interim Senior Legal Secretary
Los Angeles Unified School District
Office of the General Counsel
333 South Beaudry Avenue, 20th Floor
Los Angeles, California 90017
Phone: (213) 241-3745
E-mail: m.gonzalezledesm@lausd.net<mailto:laura.gonzalez1@lausd.net>

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Hello,

This letter is in response to your California Public Records Act request received in the Office of the General Counsel on August 7, 2023, in which you requested the following:

1) An activity log showing all web domains blocked by the district's web filter (such as Securly, GoGuardian, Lightspeed Systems, Gaggle, or other CIPA-compliant filters) from Jan. 1, 2022 until the date this request is processed. The log should be provided as a .csv or .xlsx file and should include all data fields available from the district's web filter provider (e.g. the domain, the school, the reason blocked, the date) with the exception of personally identifiable fields (e.g., name, email, IP address).

2) An activity log showing all search terms blocked and/or flagged by the district's web filter from Jan. 1, 2022 until the date this request is processed. The log should be provided as a .csv or .xlsx file and should include all data fields available from the district's web filter provider (e.g. the flagged term, the school, the reason flagged, the date) with the exception of personally identifiable fields (e.g., name or IP address).

Pursuant to California Government Code section 7922.535, the District is permitted to extend the date for responding under the following specified circumstances:

1. The District needs to search for and collect the requested records from field facilities or other establishments that are separate from the office processing the request.
2. The District needs to search for, collect and appropriately examine a voluminous amount of separate and distinct records that are demanded in the request.
3. The District may need to consult, which shall be conducted with all practicable speed, with two or more components of the agency having substantial subject matter interest therein.
4. The District may need to compile data.

In this regard, an extension is needed regarding the above-highlighted number(s). The District will respond to your request no later than the close of business on August 31, 2023, with an estimated date and time that responsive documents will be made available.

Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at (213) 241-7604. Please refer to the following reference number in any correspondence regarding this request: # 0081445.

Sincerely,

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Gustavo Aragon
Senior Paralegal, PRA Unit
Los Angeles Unified School District, Office of the General Counsel
333 S. Beaudry Ave., 20th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
Phone: (213) 241-7604
Fax: (213) 241-8444
Email: gustavo.aragon@lausd.net<mailto:gustavo.aragon@lausd.net>

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Hello,

This is in response to your Public Records Act Request dated August 7, 2023, requesting records related to the following:

1) An activity log showing all web domains blocked by the district's web filter (such as Securly, GoGuardian, Lightspeed Systems, Gaggle, or other CIPA-compliant filters) from Jan. 1, 2022 until the date this request is processed. The log should be provided as a .csv or .xlsx file and should include all data fields available from the district's web filter provider (e.g. the domain, the school, the reason blocked, the date) with the exception of personally identifiable fields (e.g., name, email, IP address).

2) An activity log showing all search terms blocked and/or flagged by the district's web filter from Jan. 1, 2022 until the date this request is processed. The log should be provided as a .csv or .xlsx file and should include all data fields available from the district's web filter provider (e.g. the flagged term, the school, the reason flagged, the date) with the exception of personally identifiable fields (e.g., name or IP address).

Pursuant to Government Code section 7922.535, the District has made the determination that your request seeks public records subject to disclosure, in whole or in part. The District will provide an estimated date of production of non-exempt records, or an updated timeline as we continue to search for the requested items, on or before the close of business on October 15, 2023.

Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Please indicate the above-referenced OGC Control number in any correspondence regarding this request.

Sincerely,

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Gustavo Aragon
Senior Paralegal, PRA Unit
Los Angeles Unified School District, Office of the General Counsel
333 S. Beaudry Ave., 20th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
Phone: (213) 241-7604
Fax: (213) 241-8444
Email: gustavo.aragon@lausd.net<mailto:gustavo.aragon@lausd.net>

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Hello,

We have reviewed your California Public Records Act request, dated August 7, 2023, in which you requested:

1) An activity log showing all web domains blocked by the district's web filter (such as Securly, GoGuardian, Lightspeed Systems, Gaggle, or other CIPA-compliant filters) from Jan. 1, 2022 until the date this request is processed. The log should be provided as a .csv or .xlsx file and should include all data fields available from the district's web filter provider (e.g. the domain, the school, the reason blocked, the date) with the exception of personally identifiable fields (e.g., name, email, IP address).

2) An activity log showing all search terms blocked and/or flagged by the district's web filter from Jan. 1, 2022 until the date this request is processed. The log should be provided as a .csv or .xlsx file and should include all data fields available from the district's web filter provider (e.g. the flagged term, the school, the reason flagged, the date) with the exception of personally identifiable fields (e.g., name or IP address).
Pursuant to California Government Code section 7922.000, your request for this record is denied. This denial is based upon our determination that the records sought are exempt from disclosure under:

(1) California Government Code section 7929.210 which exempts . . . the disclosure of an information security record of a public agency, if, on the facts of the particular case, disclosure of that record would reveal vulnerabilities to, or otherwise increase the potential for an attack on, an information technology system of a public agency . . .; and

(2) California Government Code section 7922.000, which exempts the disclosure of records . . . under express provisions of this division, or that on the facts of the particular case the public interest served by not disclosing the record clearly outweighs the public interest served by disclosing the record. . .

Please note that to the extent that your request is being denied, you are hereby advised that, pursuant to Government Code section 7922.540, subd. (b), Rita Gail Turner, Litigation Research Coordinator, Public Records Act Unit, is the person responsible for the denial of your request.

With the submission of this email, we are closing this matter. Thank you for contacting the Los Angeles Unified School District Public Records Act Unit.

Sincerely,

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Gustavo Aragon
Senior Paralegal, PRA Unit
Los Angeles Unified School District, Office of the General Counsel
333 S. Beaudry Ave., 20th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
Phone: (213) 241-7604
Fax: (213) 241-8444
Email: gustavo.aragon@lausd.net<mailto:gustavo.aragon@lausd.net>

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