Information pursuant to all keywords, websites and phrases flagged or blocked on school internet under DOE guidelines and requests

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Dear Department of Education,
I would like to request the following information under the FOI Act.
- a total and complete list of all keywords, phrases and websites blocked or flagged within school internet in NSW
- total complete number of all reports of students accessing or attempting to access sites blocked from 2016 - 17

in relation to reports of students accessing blocked or flagged material and content i am only interested in the number and not names or other information. in regards to the list of keywords i am seeking a list comprising of all information.

Yours faithfully,
Jose Anderiu

Education - FOI, Department of Education

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Dear Mr Anderiu

 

We acknowledge receipt of your Freedom of Information request (below)
seeking access to:

 

·         a total and complete list of all keywords, phrases and websites
blocked or flagged within  school internet in NSW

·         total complete number of all reports of students accessing or
attempting to access sites blocked from 2016 - 17.

 

You have made your request to the Commonwealth Department of Education and
Training. The Commonwealth Department of Education and Training does not
hold these documents, as the administration and operation of schools is a
state or territory responsibility.

 

We have spoken with departmental staff at the NSW Department of Education
and they have confirmed that they are the relevant authority for your FOI
request. As such, you may wish to direct your FOI request to the NSW
Department of Education, which is responsible for the administration of
NSW schools

 

Please see below the contact details for NSW Department of Education
information access requests:

 

Information Access Unit

Department of Education

Level 5, 105 Phillip St

PARRAMATTA  NSW  2150

T 02 7814 3525

E [email address]

 

Information regarding how to make an information access request is
available on the NSW Department of Education website at
[1]https://education.nsw.gov.au/about-us/ri....

 

Accordingly, we will treat your FOI request as withdrawn, unless we hear
otherwise from you by 30 November 2018.

 

Please contact us at [email address] if you have any questions.

 

Regards

 

Freedom of Information Team

Australian Government Department of Education and Training

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Jakob <[FOI #5134 email]>
Sent: Thursday, 29 November 2018 9:48 AM
To: Education - FOI <[Department of Education request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Information pursuant to all
keywords, websites and phrases flagged or blocked on school internet under
DOE guidelines and requests

 

Dear Department of Education,

I would like to request the following information under the FOI Act.

- a total and complete list of all keywords, phrases and websites blocked
or flagged within  school internet in NSW

- total complete number of all reports of students accessing or attempting
to access sites blocked from 2016 - 17

 

in relation to reports of students accessing blocked or flagged material
and content i am only interested in the number and not names or other
information. in regards to the list of keywords i am seeking a list
comprising of all information.

 

Yours faithfully,

Jose Anderiu

 

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