Replacing a tried and true solution with a newer one can bring an element of anxiety to any IT Admin. However, the need to keep up with the evolving needs of staff and students drives this need for change, especially when it comes to student safety technology. The School District of Pickens County, a school district in South Carolina, made the leap to replace their existing solution and ended up saving a student's life.
Pickens County School District is the 15th largest school district in South Carolina with an annual enrollment of over 16,300 students and 1,300 staff members. The District has 14 elementary schools, 5 middle schools, and four high schools with over 20,000 devices being filtered by Securly every day.
Pickens County partnered with Securly in April 2015 after having struggled with an appliance firewall to manually block websites and applications from students' devices. In spite of a large IT staff, the District was constantly bogged down by requests for student activity reports, blocking specific websites and applications, and other peak traffic time bottlenecks.
Shortly after switching to Securly, Pickens County was able to prevent a student suicide with Securly's social media monitoring for bullying, self-harm, and violence.
Out of 16,300 students in the school district, Securly was able to identify a single Facebook post from a student contemplating suicide. The school and parents were alerted, and they were able to intervene in time to save the student's life.
Anticipating worst-case scenarios is normal when preparing for change. However, the benefits often outweigh the risks. And when a student is willing to risk their life, there is no greater benefit than switching to Securly.
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