GoGuardian - Lists, Alerts (Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District)

Dave Maass filed this request with the Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District of Los Fresnos, TX.

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Multi Request GoGuardian - Lists, Alerts
Submitted Nov. 18, 2022
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From: Dave Maass

Subject: Texas Public Information Act Request: GoGuardian - Lists, Alerts (Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District)

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To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Texas Public Information Act, I hereby request the following records related to the school district's use of GoGuardian technology:

1) A list of all website names, URLs and keywords that are blacklisted/blocked by the district's GoGuardian web-filtering software.
2) A list of all website names, URLs and keywords that the district has manually whitelisted/allowed access to upon request through the GoGuardian web-filtering software.

Please note that items 1 and 2 are usually available through an Excel file called GoGuardian_Filters.xlsx. We have received this information from other schools in this format.

3) All alerts generated by GoGuardian software from January 1, 2020 through November 18, 2022. Please redact any identifying information. This includes the following types of alert documents, usually available as Excel files:
a. Beacon
b. Flagged activity
c. Smart alerts
d. Policy export

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Dave Maass
Director of Investigations
Electronic Frontier Foundation

From: Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District

Subject: RE: Texas Public Information Act Request: GoGuardian - Lists, Alerts (Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District)

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Good afternoon,

I apologize for the delay. We are working on this request.

Will forward as soon as we have all the information available.

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Ada Amaro-Sibaja, M. Ed.
Deputy Superintendent of Student Services
Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District
600 N. Mesquite St. * Los Fresnos, Texas * 78566
Office 956-254-5019
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From: Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District

Subject: RE: Texas Public Information Act Request: GoGuardian - Lists, Alerts (Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District)

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Good morning,

Below please find the Director of Technology's response to your public information request. Please let us know if further information is needed.

Thank You,

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Ada Amaro-Sibaja, M. Ed.
Deputy Superintendent of Student Services
Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District
600 N. Mesquite St. * Los Fresnos, Texas * 78566
Office 956-254-5019
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Good afternoon Mrs. Amaro,

The district does not use GoGuardian as web-filtering software.

The district has only purchased the GoGuardian Teacher product (classroom management) which does not have the capability to manage filtering policies at a district-level. The teachers have the capability to customize student browsing by allowing/blocking specific websites, however this is done on a case-by-case basis. (For Example: DAEP teachers only allow students to access Edgenuity in order to minimize distractions from the internet and to keep students focused.) I do not have the capability to download a report that informs me what sites each teacher blocks and/or allows.

The GoGuardian Admin product is the component that has the filtering policies feature which we do not have. I've included a screenshot of the GoGuardian license that the school district currently has. Let me know if you want to discuss or need additional information.
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Dymphna J. Canales (D.J.), M.Ed.
Technology Director
Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District
600 N. Mesquite St. * Los Fresnos, Texas * 78566
Office 956-233-6980
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From: Dave Maass

Subject: RE: Texas Public Information Act Request: GoGuardian - Lists, Alerts (Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District)

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Hi,

Thanks so much for your help with this request! I really appreciate the clarification.

Sincerely,
Dave Maass

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