Skype--A security issue for schools?

I used Skype all last year to connect my social studies classrooms to the world. This year, the district tech admins cut our access. They said it is a security issue and compromises the county network. Has anyone heard anything about this? Is it true? Is Skype blocked in your district?

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Permalink Reply by Gary Cranston on January 25, 2010 at 1:16pm

We had the same issue in Seattle Schools. I read some available information and believe the concerns are valid (i.e. supernoding). I did some research and found Sight Speed (mac and pc). Our network group and I experimented and found it to be easy to download and very stable. Here is one link . You do need to create an account.
Gary Cranston
Seattle Schools - Instructional Technology
http://it.seattleschools.org/blog/