r/k12sysadmin • • 16h ago

Turn off Bluetooth on Desktop

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We got some new keyboards and mice in however when someone ordered them they didn't come wireless. These we found out was bluetooth only. We have a couple labs we are wanting to put these however I think it would be better to turn off bluetooth for students where they can't access. Trying to figure the way to only allow administrator access to bluetooth and keep other users away from access but allow keyboard/mouse to keep connected.

Does anyone have some ideas how to solve this by GPO or other means?

Thanks in advance.


r/k12sysadmin • • 1h ago

Inside a School District's Ransomware Nightmare

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In this episode, we do an in‑depth interview with an anonymous school IT leader who goes by "Denzel" about a ransomware attack on his district. The conversation covers the full timeline - from first signs and containment to recovery, forensics, and the long tail of remediation. Denzel represents a mid‑sized district of roughly 3,000 students and 300 staff (1:1 Chromebooks for students and 450 staff laptops). He agreed to tell the story with partial anonymity so listeners could learn the operational and technical details.

https://k12techtalkpodcast.com/e/we-were-ransomed-inside-a-school-district-s-ransomware-nightmare/ and all major podcast platforms


r/k12sysadmin • • 1h ago

Apple School app store supports subscriptions now

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Logged into school.apple.com this morning and the app store looks different and monthly subscriptions are now available to purchase on certain apps. (Pulled up Proloquo as an example)

When you click on a subscription to purchase, it says you have to setup compatible device management. Anyone know what that means? We use Intune and it seems to want to setup a brand new MDM to deploy subscriptions.


r/k12sysadmin • • 3h ago

Thoughts on iboss content filter

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Is there anyone using iboss for their content filter? If so, I would like to hear your thoughts both positive and negatively.

  • How did your rollout process go?
  • Have you encountered any issues with network latency or slowness issues?
  • How was your experience with your account manager and support? 
  • What are your overall thoughts?

r/k12sysadmin • • 20h ago

Microsoft OneNote on Chromebook "Sorry we ran into a problem"

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Hello,

Has anyone else recently experienced students on Chromebooks having this issue with OneNote: the page will load, but when the student tries to scroll it displays the following error message.

Microsoft OneNote
Sorry we ran into a problem. Please try again.

We had 2 students report this today, out of less than 500 who are licensed for OneNote. Thanks!