[CALIBK12] Flash drives

[Jamie Pruden]

Hi Kathy,

This is a larger issue than just flash drives... if your school  
district has computers running Microsoft Windows and does not have  
virus software on every machine, they have a huge problem on their  
hands. Viruses can be spread as easily through a file on an ftp server  
(kid uploads a file to the server, launches the document on a school  
computer, Boom... they have the virus) as on any other type of  
media... the right answer is to have the virus software on every  
machine. If they plead that they have no money, there are free  
versions that work just great.

Ugh. Denying e-mail because of fear of viruses is a joke...

smiles,
Jamie


On May 1, 2009, at 1:26 PM, Spielman, Kathy wrote:

> Our PTA sold them for $6.00 years ago. Then the kids started  
> bringing in very inappropriate stuff on the flash drives. One was a  
> virus that shut down every computer in one of our high schools. Now,  
> our tech dept created a drive kids save to and is accessible from  
> school and home with an ftp address. No problems since then. Kids  
> are not allowed any device or e-mail. Of course, some teachers still  
> let them sneak it in.

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