Vigo Schools Strive to Keep Students Safe

Vigo County School Corporation in Indiana serves 14,000 students across K-12 grades and relies on Lightspeed Filter™ to monitor student Chromebook devices. To be federally compliant, the district is required to have a content filtering software deployed on school-owned Chromebooks and other student devices. In choosing the award-winning Lightspeed solutions, VSDC filters and monitors student Chromebooks effectively, 24/7.

Since their Chromebook monitoring began with Lightspeed, they've had 1,081 self-harm alerts, with 460 requiring administration follow-up and 41 students referred for a formal mental health assessment. Tom Balitewicz, VCSC director of student services, said "There is no doubt in my mind it was probably a life-saving thing," about a recent situation where Lightspeed Alert's AI alerted district leaders of a distressed student.

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