District blocked domains

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Kentucky Open Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

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). To assist with your search, I've included instructions for downloading blocked domain activity logs from several popular web filter providers:

Instructions for obtaining Securly blocked activity logs:
https://support.securly.com/hc/en-us/articles/115013346088-How-is-user-activity-displayed-under-the-Reports-tab-

Instructions for obtaining GoGuardian blocked activity logs:
https://support.goguardian.com/s/article/Admin-Activity-Page-1630339933157

Instructions for obtaining Lightspeed Systems blocked activity logs:
https://www.lightspeedsystems.com/blog/lightspeed-filter-reports-with-web-activity-log/

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).

I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest about the operations of a government agency. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation of the employee hours required to fulfill the request.

Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of responsive documents, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.

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 5 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Todd Feathers

Hi Amanda,

Thank you very much for your help with this request and explaining the issue with the Lightspeed report. Based on that information, I'd like to narrow my request to the following:

1) A web activity log showing all web domains blocked by the district's Lightspeed Systems web filter from March 27, 2023 through March 31, 2023 for devices registered to Ballard High School. 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).

If that request generates too much data, I'll take the first 100,000 rows.

Really appreciate the help!

Todd

Gotcha, thank you, Amanda. In that case, I'll further narrow my request to the last 90 days of activity.

Best,
Todd

Alright, then please provide the first 100,000 rows of ONLY blocked domain attempts on May, 25 2023 (89 days ago) for devices registered to Ballard High School.

Thank you,
Todd