During USD 232’s winter break, a new feature was added to the district network. A guest wireless Internet network is currently under development for future use.

Currently, the district does not have any plan to expand this guest network to the student population because the district does not have any policies or procedures to govern student’s wireless devices.

The district is developing this guest network for internet access for limited circumstances that would have to be approved by the administration.

Federal law mandates that schools filter student internet connectivity and it is against the law to allow students to use their internet devices, so the district could possibly lose contracts or funding for violating federal law.

At this time, a student network is out of the question due to federal law. The guest network is to be used for special circumstances, but currently the network is being tested by the district’s technical staff.