Raleigh County has taken this step in order to be in compliance with federal legislation for child protection, including The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA -http://www.ed.gov/offices/OM/ferpa.html) and the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA http://www.ftc.gov/os/1999/9910/64fr59888.htm). All students using computers from school locations must agree to abide by school, county, and/or West Virginia Board of Education Policy 2460 (Educational Purpose and Acceptable Use of Electronic Resources, Technologies and the Internet). It may be viewed online at http://wvde.state.wv.us/policies/, or you may request a copy from your child’s school. It is the intention of the West Virginia Department of Education to filter and restrict access to controversial materials from school computers. However, since the online courses are web-based, content accessed from home or elsewhere outside the school could put the student in contact with objectionable materials via the World Wide Web. It is the responsibility of the parent/guardian of the student to restrict any access to materials deemed inappropriate by the parent/guardian.