Securly Notification

The Madison Public Schools 1:1 Device Program ensures that all students in grades K-12 have access to a District-issued Chromebook. When a student accesses the Internet from an MPS device - in school or at home - a cloud-based Internet filter called Securly is in place to block access to harmful or potentially dangerous websites. 

Parents and guardians should be aware that in order to continually improve the ways we keep our students safe online, the District recently added an additional service – keyword flagging - to our existing Internet filter. With this addition, searches are monitored through a combination of automated scanning and human intervention with the intention of detecting terms related to grief, bullying, self-harm, harm to others, etc.

When keywords are flagged, an alert is sent to specialists at Securly. The Securly team evaluates each alert and has a tiered notification system in place for contacting building administrators or other appropriate personnel as needed. This additional service is called Securly24.