For today’s K-12 technology directors, keeping students safe online involves much more than installing a web filter.

Schools need to protect students from inappropriate or harmful content, identify warning signs of student distress, help teachers manage classroom devices, monitor the use of artificial intelligence, and maintain visibility into student movement around campus.

That’s where Securly comes in.

Securly is a cloud-based platform built specifically for K-12 schools. Its products address web filtering, student safety and wellness, classroom management, digital hall passes, and other aspects of student safety and technology management.

Securly says its platform now serves more than 27,000 schools and 20 million students.

At Twotrees Technologies, we help school districts evaluate, deploy, manage, and support Securly solutions. Here’s what school IT leaders should know about the platform.

What Is Securly?

At its simplest, Securly is a collection of cloud-based tools designed to help K-12 schools keep students safe while they use technology.

But Securly is more than a traditional internet filter.

The platform brings together several different functions, including:

• Web filtering and internet safety
• Student wellness and safety monitoring
• Classroom device management
• Digital hall passes and student movement
• AI-use visibility and controls
• Student device and application analytics
• Parent and family engagement

Securly now describes this connected approach as Securly safetyOS—a unified platform in which filtering, safety alerts, classroom management, AI governance, and campus-management tools work together.

For a school district, the appeal is straightforward: instead of managing a collection of completely independent systems, administrators can bring several student-safety functions together under one K-12-focused platform.

How Does Securly Work?

Securly operates primarily through cloud-based services rather than requiring a traditional hardware appliance in the district’s network.

That is particularly useful for today’s schools because students don’t necessarily spend all of their time on the district network.

Students may be:

• In a classroom
• In the library
• At home
• On a school bus
• Using a school-issued Chromebook
• Using an iPad or Windows computer
• Connected through another network

A cloud-based approach allows districts to apply policies and monitor activity beyond the traditional school-network perimeter.

Securly’s current platform includes products designed to work across Chromebooks, Windows, macOS, and other environments.

Securly Filter: More Than a Web Filter

Securly Filter is the foundation of the platform for many school districts.

It provides cloud-based web filtering specifically designed for K-12 environments. Securly says its filtering technology can protect students across devices and locations while helping schools meet their internet-safety obligations.

A modern school web filter has to do considerably more than block a list of bad websites.

Students increasingly encounter:

• VPNs
• Proxy sites
• AI applications
• Social media
• Streaming services
• Newly created websites
• User-generated content
• Sites that change their content dynamically

Securly Filter provides administrators with policy controls, content filtering, activity visibility, and tools intended specifically for school environments.

It also provides visibility into how students are using educational technology.

For districts trying to understand which applications are actually being used—and which licensed services may not be providing much value—that information can be useful when planning technology purchases.

Securly Aware: Student Safety and Wellness Monitoring

One of the most significant differences between a traditional web filter and today’s student-safety platforms is the ability to identify potentially concerning behavior.

Securly Aware is designed to monitor student digital activity for indicators of potential problems such as self-harm, violence, bullying, and other concerning behavior.

Securly says Aware can analyze activity across sources including Google Workspace, Microsoft services, web activity, social media, and AI interactions.

The goal isn’t simply to generate another stream of alerts for an already-overloaded school IT department.

Instead, Aware is designed to identify signals that may warrant attention by counselors, administrators, or other designated school personnel.

Securly also offers On-Call, a service that provides trained human analysts to review certain alerts around the clock. Securly says its On-Call service can escalate extreme-risk situations to designated school personnel.

For districts considering student-safety monitoring, this distinction is important:

Technology can identify a potential warning sign, but people still have to decide what it means and what action should be taken.

Securly Classroom: Classroom Management

Securly isn’t only a cybersecurity or student-safety product.

Securly Classroom gives teachers visibility and control over student devices during class.

Teachers can use it to:

• View student screens
• Push websites and resources
• Lock student screens
• Control tabs and applications
• Block websites during class
• Send announcements
• Communicate with students
• Review classroom browsing activity

Securly Classroom supports Chromebooks, Windows, and macOS and integrates with systems including Google Classroom, Canvas, ClassLink, Schoology, and OneRoster.

That makes it particularly interesting for districts where classroom management and student safety need to work together.

A teacher shouldn’t have to fight with technology just to keep students focused on the lesson.

Securly Pass: Digital Hall Passes and Campus Visibility

Securly Pass replaces traditional paper hall passes with a digital system that gives schools greater visibility into student movement.

Teachers can approve passes electronically while administrators can see information about students who are out of class.

Securly says Pass can also help districts manage student movement, reduce classroom disruption, and improve campus accountability.

This becomes especially useful when schools are trying to answer a simple question:

Where are students supposed to be right now?

Digital hall-pass systems can provide administrators with a much better picture of student movement than paper passes or verbal communication.

What About AI and Securly?

Artificial intelligence has created another challenge for K-12 technology departments.

Students are using tools such as ChatGPT and Google Gemini for everything from legitimate research to homework assistance.

That creates questions for school administrators:

• Which AI tools are students using?
• What are students asking AI systems?
• Are students entering sensitive information?
• Is AI being used appropriately?
• How can schools teach responsible AI use?
• How can districts maintain appropriate student-safety policies?

Securly has responded with tools designed to provide visibility into student AI activity.

Its current platform includes AI-related monitoring and controls intended to help schools understand how students are interacting with AI applications while maintaining appropriate safety policies.

This is likely to become an increasingly important part of K-12 technology management.

Is Securly Just Another Web Filter?

No—and that’s probably the most important distinction for a district evaluating the platform.

A traditional web filter answers a relatively simple question:

“Should this student be allowed to access this website?”

A modern student-safety platform has to answer much broader questions:

Is the student safe?

Is the student using technology appropriately?

Is the student showing signs of distress?

Is the classroom technology helping the teacher or distracting students?

Where are students during the school day?

How are students using AI?

That broader approach is what makes Securly interesting to K-12 technology leaders.

Securly and Student Privacy

Student monitoring naturally raises privacy questions.

Districts should evaluate any student-safety platform carefully, including:

• What information is collected?
• Where is it stored?
• Who has access?
• How long is information retained?
• How are alerts handled?
• What privacy controls are available?
• What contractual protections apply to student data?

Securly states that it maintains FERPA, COPPA, GDPR, and SOC 2 Type 2 compliance and says it does not sell, rent, or trade student data.

Those claims should still be evaluated against your district’s own policies, contracts, legal requirements, and data-governance standards.

What Does Securly Cost?

Securly pricing varies depending on the products a district selects, the number of students and devices involved, and the services included in the agreement.

For that reason, school districts should evaluate Securly based on the total solution rather than simply comparing a per-user license price with another filtering product.

A useful evaluation should consider:

• Licensing
• Implementation
• Configuration
• Policy development
• Integrations
• Staff training
• Ongoing administration
• Alert management
• Support
• Reporting
• Future expansion

A product that costs slightly more but substantially reduces administrative workload may ultimately be less expensive for a district to operate.

Who Should Consider Securly?

Securly may be particularly interesting for districts that want to consolidate several student-safety and technology-management functions.

It can be worth evaluating if your district is dealing with:

• Students bypassing traditional web filters
• Increasing use of AI by students
• Student wellness and safety concerns
• Teachers struggling to manage classroom devices
• Too many disconnected student-safety systems
• Limited IT staff
• A need for better visibility into student technology usage
• Digital hall-pass management
• Students learning and working both on and off campus

For smaller districts, reducing the number of systems IT staff have to administer can be especially valuable.

For larger districts, centralized reporting and policy management can become increasingly important.

Securly vs. a Traditional School Web Filter

The biggest difference is scope.

That doesn’t mean every district needs every Securly product.

The right solution depends on the district’s existing infrastructure, policies, staffing, student population, and goals.

How Twotrees Helps Schools With Securly

Selecting a platform is only part of the process.

The more important question for many school districts is:

Who is going to make it work?

Twotrees Technologies works with K-12 districts to evaluate, implement, configure, and support technology solutions such as Securly.

That can include:

• Needs assessment
• Product selection
• Licensing
• Initial configuration
• Policy development
• Network integration
• Deployment
• Staff training
• Ongoing support
• Troubleshooting
• Optimization

Because Securly touches both technology infrastructure and student safety, implementation needs to involve more than simply installing software.

The solution needs to fit the district’s network, identity systems, devices, policies, and people.

Frequently Asked Questions About Securly

What is Securly?

Securly is a K-12 technology platform that provides web filtering, student safety and wellness monitoring, classroom management, digital hall passes, and related student-safety tools.

How does Securly work?

Securly uses cloud-based services to apply policies and provide visibility across student devices and online activity. This allows districts to protect and manage students beyond the traditional school-network perimeter.

Is Securly only a web filter?

No. Web filtering is one part of the Securly platform. Its products also address student wellness, classroom management, digital hall passes, AI visibility, and other aspects of student safety.

Does Securly work with Chromebooks?

Yes. Securly supports Chromebooks along with Windows and macOS environments.

Can Securly monitor student activity at home?

Securly’s cloud-based approach is designed to provide protection and visibility beyond the traditional school network, depending on the specific products and deployment configuration selected by the district.

Does Securly monitor student mental health?

Securly Aware is designed to identify digital signals associated with potential student wellness concerns, including self-harm, violence, and bullying. It is intended as an early-warning and intervention-support tool, not a replacement for trained school personnel or mental-health professionals.

Does Securly work with Google Classroom?

Yes. Securly Classroom integrates with Google Classroom and other education platforms.

Does Securly monitor AI use?

Securly has introduced AI-focused visibility and controls designed to help schools understand and manage student interactions with AI tools.

Final Thoughts

K-12 technology has changed dramatically.

The job of the school IT department is no longer simply to connect computers to the internet and block inappropriate websites.

Today’s districts need to manage devices, applications, networks, cybersecurity, student safety, classroom technology, AI, and increasingly complex compliance requirements.

Securly takes a broader approach by bringing several of those student-safety functions together in one K-12-focused platform.

For some districts, Securly may be an excellent fit. For others, a different combination of products may make more sense.

The important thing is to evaluate the technology based on the district’s actual needs rather than simply choosing the product with the longest feature list.

If your district is evaluating Securly or looking for a better way to manage student safety, classroom technology, and web filtering, Twotrees can help.

Contact Twotrees Technologies to discuss your district’s requirements, evaluate the available options, and determine how Securly can fit into your existing technology environment.

At Twotrees, we’re proud to be a nationwide partner that sells, implements, and manages Securly solutions for districts of every size. Here’s a deeper look at what Securly offers and why it’s making such a difference in schools today.

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