Responding to Suicidality: Essential Resources for Schools

Explore key mental wellness resources for schools supporting at-risk youth. See how STOPit’s solutions provide immediate crisis intervention for K-12 students.

What NY Schools Need to Know About Google Restrictions and How to Stay Compliant Without Losing Momentum

In early 2025, the New York State Education Department (NYSED) restricted student access to several Google services, including YouTube, Google Translate, Google Earth, and Google Photos.

The Game of Distraction: How Schools Can Take Back the Digital Classroom

Digital learning has opened incredible doors in education — access to resources, personalized learning, and new ways to connect. But let’s be honest: it’s also opened a giant window for distraction. And for many schools, that window has been left wide open.

Digital Red Flags: Lessons from the Covenant School Shooting

The findings underscore a critical truth: many school threats leave a digital activity trail before becoming real-world violence. By recognizing and acting on these warning signs, schools may be able to intervene before tragedy strikes.

From Safe AI to Safer AI: Google Gemini + Lightspeed Alert 

Artificial intelligence isn’t a “next big thing” — it’s a now thing. Students across the country are using tools like Google Gemini to learn faster, explore deeper, and ask bigger questions. And that includes questions about mental health, self-harm, and violence.

Lightspeed Alert Drives Life-Saving Interventions in Southeast School District

A Southeast school district is crediting Lightspeed with helping to prevent multiple student imminent self-harm and violence threats—intervening in moments when students were in crisis and actively searching for ways to harm themselves or others. Staff estimate the district has been able to save at least ten students who were in the act of planning to self-harm.

From Awareness to Action: A Closer Look at Rosedale Union School District’s Approach to Student Safety

Today, Lightspeed Systems had the privilege of hosting a webinar with Rosedale Union School District, where we explored proactive strategies to enhance student safety. The session, titled From Awareness to Action, provided an in-depth discussion on actionable steps schools can take to address safety challenges.

10 Things Parents Need to Know About Student Safety Monitoring 

If you’re a parent reading headlines about AI scanning your child’s screen, you’re probably feeling a mix of concern, confusion, and maybe even frustration. That’s totally fair. But here’s the truth: today’s students are growing up in a world where their biggest struggles don’t always show up in person — they show up online.

Safer Internet Centre for 2025 Reaccreditation

At Lightspeed Systems, safeguarding students and ensuring a secure online environment for schools is at the heart of what we do. We are proud to announce that we have been re-accredited with the 2025 UK Safer Internet Centre (UKSIC) Filtering Accreditation, reaffirming our commitment to providing schools with trusted, effective, and compliant filtering solutions.

Empowering Student Voices Through Confidentiality

How confidential communication systems reduce fear in students and staff, overcome the bystander effect, and foster a speak-up culture for safer K-12 schools.