[Erate] CIPA NPRM Released!

[Randy Trummer]

Thanks Sabrina -

Randy


Carson, Sabrina wrote:
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> Randy,
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> That is a very good point. They did not make it specifically clear
> that the computers in use must be owned by the district, although that
> had been specified in the past.
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> Here is the text from the original order:
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> (i)                  The Internet safety policy adopted and enforced
> pursuant to 47 U.S.C. 254(h) must include a technology protection
> measure that protects against Internet access by both adults and
> minors to visual depictions that are obscene, child pornography, or,
> with respect to use of the computers by minors, harmful to minors.
> This Internet safety policy must also include monitoring the online
> activities of minors.
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> The addition of the "any use of computers" language is ambiguous at
> best. I agree with you that it implies that they mean ANY use that is
> occurring under the school's roof no matter who owns the device. I
> don't think that is what they mean to say, but one can't be too
> careful. If that were what they meant, they would basically be
> shutting down the use of any and all smart phones and personal laptops
> on school or districts property, as there is no reliable way for a
> school or district to filter a connection that they don't control.
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> The purpose of the NPRM is to ensure that the language they use is
> clear and that the policy is as fair as possible. This is a perfect
> example of how an NPRM can facilitate clarity in the policy. It should
> be brought up in reply comments. I will recommend to SECA that we
> include it in our comments so that the FCC will hopefully clarify
> their position. I can imagine that others will do the same, as this
> would cause a lot of anxiety among schools and would basically turn
> libraries off to the program altogether.
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> Good eye Randy!
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> Sabrina Carson
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> *From:* Randy Trummer [mailto:rtrummer at lesd.k12.or.us]
> *Sent:* Thursday, November 05, 2009 2:20 PM
> *To:* Carson, Sabrina
> *Cc:* erate at listsmart.osl.state.or.us; Itmanagers at lists.clackesd.k12.or.us
> *Subject:* Re: [Erate] CIPA NPRM Released!
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> Sabrina:
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> Under III-B-10 it says, "...of the Act to require that the technology
> protection measures be in operation during any use of computers with
> Internet access..."   While obviously not new language, do you read
> that section as directing that literally "any" computers will be
> subject to the CIPA protection measures?   More specifically, do you
> believe in the process of clarifying the Act that computers (or
> anything that could be called a computer - even mobile devices like
> iphones) would need to be filtered while at the school?  If this is
> the case, then we (districts/ESDs) might want to discuss the potential
> problem of adopting updated internet safety policies for compliance
> while knowing that we couldn't possibly control a personally-owned
> iphone or netbook with 3G service.
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> Later in Appendix A (c)(1)(i) it also says, "...must also include
> monitoring the online activities of minors." 
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> To my legally untrained eye there doesn't appear to be language or an
> acknowledgment that the CIPA protection mandates can only be limited
> to district-managed networks and computing devices.
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> If I read this wrong just let me know and I'll consider it another
> hallucination.
>
> Randy Trummer
> Lane ESD
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> Carson, Sabrina wrote:
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> Here is the CIPA NPRM we have been waiting for. As I suspected, they
> didn't address any specifics about the curriculum for digital
> citizenship, only that it needed to be there. They have proposed that
> the first certification year would be 2010, which I found a little
> surprising but not unbelievable. In any case, many of you are doing
> work that would make a 2010 certification no problem, while others
> might need more time. I suggest that any of you that have concerns
> about this should file formal comments.
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> The FCC seems to have taken special care to address the potential
> effects of these changes on small entities. I encourage any small
> entity that has concerns about this to file comments.
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> Comments are due in approx 30 days, and the instructions for filing
> them are included in the document.
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> http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-09-96A1.pdf
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> Sabrina Carson
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> e-Rate and Procurement Customer Support
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> Willamette Education Service District
>
> 2611 Pringle Rd SE
>
> Salem, OR 97302
>
> P: 503.540.4495
>
> F: 503.540.2962
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