Ed Tech Plan for 2013-2016 - Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District

Objective 3.6.1: Teachers shall consistently teach students that digital citizenship is part of
social responsibility, which is an integral part of the district’s strategic goals.
Overview of Authorizing Legislation:
Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). Congress enacted the Children’s Online Privacy
Protection Act (COPPA), 15 U.S.C. §§ 6501-6508, in 1998. The primary goal of COPPA and the Rule is to
place parents in control over what information is collected from their young children online. The Rule was
designed to protect children under age 13 while accounting for the dynamic nature of the Internet.
Source: http://www.ftc.gov/privacy/coppafaqs.shtm
Comparing COPPA and the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA):
Find an easy to read explanation suitable for parents at:
• http://www.4kids.org/safesurf/adults/coppa_cipa.shtml
CIPA and Protecting Children in the 21 st Century Act. Find a summary of CIPA/ Cyber Bullying compliance:
• http://www.k12hsn.org/about/news/index.php/article/5552
AB 307 [Chavez Bill]
Technology planning changed with the passage of the Chavez Bill (Assembly Bill 307). In 2006, California
enacted legislation (Education Code Section 51871.5) requiring schools to educate pupils and teachers on
the appropriate and ethical use of education technology in the classroom. State-approved technology plans
that meet certain criteria must be in place before federal funding for technology may be secured by a
school district. Education Code Section 51871.5 requires the addition of a component to educate students
and teachers on Internet safety, among other topics. As students become more familiar with technology
and the power of the Internet, one of the unfortunate outcomes has been cyber-bullying, the sending or
posting of harmful or cruel text or images on the Internet or other digital communication devices.
According to researchers, cyber-bullying has increased in recent years. Experts say the biggest obstacle to
combating cyberbullying is that children are unlikely to report it. Unlike real-life bullying, there is often no
witness or physical scar to alert parents or teachers to a cyberbullying situation. Teachers, parents, and
students should be aware of cyber-bullying and the harm it can do to others.
AB 86 [Cyberbullying]
Existing law establishes the School/Law Enforcement Partnership and charges it with undertaking several
efforts intended to reduce school crime, as specified, including bullying. AB 86 specifies that bullying, as
used in these provisions, means one or more acts by a pupil or a group of pupils directed against another
pupil that constitutes sexual harassment, hate violence, or severe or pervasive intentional harassment,
threats, or intimidation that is disruptive, causes disorder, and invades the rights of others by creating an
intimidating or hostile educational environment, and includes acts that are committed personally or by
means of an electronic act, as defined.
AB 86 influences not only tech plan development, but also development of individual site plans. Each year
every school in California is required to review their School Safety Plan in order to be eligible for Safe School
funding. It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this chapter to encourage school districts, county
offices of education, law enforcement agencies, and agencies serving youth to develop and implement
interagency strategies, in-service training programs, and activities that will improve school attendance and
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