Relay Web Filter - Filtering Levels

Written by Bryan Drozd

Last published at: August 13th, 2021

The district uses a web content filter named Lightspeed Relay. Relay is installed on all district managed devices and provides a CIPA level filtering designed to keep students safe while using the Internet. The standard filtering policy is the same across all devices, with the goal being teachers and students experiencing the same allowed or blocked sites while using a district computer or tablet.

There are two, more restrictive filtering levels available as well - no social media and aggressive.

  • Standard - Most sites and services are available. School and age inappropriate content is blocked.
  • No Social Media - The same as standard with social media sites like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter blocked. 
  • Aggressive - Most sites and services are blocked. This filtering level is usually used when there are signifiant behavior concerns. Many sites will need to be unblocked as requested to meet school curriculum needs.

See below for charts detailing what categories are allowed or blocked per filtering level.


YouTube

YouTube is used extensively in curriculum throughout the district. It cannot be blocked at this time.

Standard


Allowed Blocked
General Social Media X
Facebook X
Twitter X
Pinterest X
Instagram X
Mature
X
Alchohol
X

Drugs


X
Gambling
X
Porn
X
Suspicious Sites
X
Forums X
Blogs X
Dating
X
Email X
Instant Messaging X
P2P
X
Personals
X
Security Risks
X
Malware
X
Proxies, VPNs, etc.
X
URL Shorteners X
Translators X
Warez
X
Violence
X
Ads X
Parked X
Spam X
Automobile X
Business X
Construction X
Finance X
Jobs X
Manufacturing X
Real Estate X
Computers X
Consumer Electronics X

File Hosting

X
Cloud Storage X
Law X
Microsoft X
Weapons
X
Education X
Plagiarism
X
Family X
Food X
Health X
Religion X
Photography X
General X
Audio/Video X
Entertainment X
Radio and TV X
Games X
Hobby X
Humor X
Music X
Shopping X
Sports X
Travel X
Government X
Politics X
World/International X


No Social Media


Allowed Blocked
General Social Media
X
Facebook
X
Twitter
X
Pinterest
X
Instagram
X
Mature
X
Alchohol
X

Drugs


X
Gambling
X
Porn
X
Suspicious Sites
X
Forums X
Blogs X
Dating
X
Email X
Instant Messaging
X
P2P
X
Personals
X
Security Risks
X
Malware
X
Proxies, VPNs, etc.
X
URL Shorteners
X
Translators X
Warez
X
Violence
X
Ads X
Parked X
Spam X
Automobile X
Business X
Construction X
Finance X
Jobs X
Manufacturing X
Real Estate X
Computers X
Consumer Electronics X

File Hosting

X
Cloud Storage X
Law X
Microsoft X
Weapons
X
Education X
Plagiarism
X
Family X
Food X
Health X
Religion X
Photography X
General X
Audio/Video X
Entertainment X
Radio and TV X
Games X
Hobby X
Humor X
Music X
Shopping X
Sports X
Travel X
Government X
Politics X
World/International X


Agressive


Allowed Blocked
General Social Media
X
Facebook
X
Twitter
X
Pinterest
X
Instagram
X
Mature
X
Alchohol
X

Drugs


X
Gambling
X
Porn
X
Suspicious Sites
X
Forums
X
Blogs X
Dating
X
Email X
Instant Messaging
X
P2P
X
Personals
X
Security Risks
X
Malware
X
Proxies, VPNs, etc.
X
URL Shorteners
X
Translators X
Warez
X
Violence
X
Ads X
Parked
X
Spam
X
Automobile
X
Business
X
Construction
X
Finance
X
Jobs X
Manufacturing
X
Real Estate
X
Computers X
Consumer Electronics X

File Hosting

X
Cloud Storage X
Law
X
Microsoft X
Weapons
X
Education X
Plagiarism
X
Family X
Food X
Health X
Religion X
Photography X
General
X
Audio/Video
X
Entertainment
X
Radio and TV
X
Games
X
Hobby
X
Humor
X
Music
X
Shopping
X
Sports
X
Travel X
Government X
Politics X
World/International
X