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title: How does SecureSchool filter?
description: "#### Question How does SecureSchool filter? #### Answer SecureSchool uses several different filtering methods which can be mixed and matched to be customized for your needs. They are: - Categorized lists of banned sites that we update - Your own…"
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updated: "2025-11-11"
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# How does SecureSchool filter?

#### Question

How does SecureSchool filter?

#### Answer

SecureSchool uses several different filtering methods which can be mixed and matched to be customized for your needs. They are:

- Categorized lists of banned sites that we update
- Your own lists of absolutely banned or absolutely allowed sites
- Group filtering setups that let you filter different groups of users different ways
- Weighted Phrase Filtering that lets you add your own rules and set your own threshold levels
- Filtering according to PICS protocols
- Configurable filtering of common file extensions
- Configurable filtering of URL content
- Filtering by IP address, including not allowing any IP addresses at all
- Filtering of entire domains, parts of web domains, or single web pages