We block YouTube for student use K 12 but allow it for staff . We accomplish this by having multiple VLANs on the network . I actually disagree with you that YouTube IS safe for K 12 , college and up sure . Why ? Kids are smart and they will search for inappropriate things like twerking or ass tits etc and find things that have gotten through YouTube . Heck , even the preview picture they include will show a breastvaginapenis etc . And thats just on the dirty side . There are also a lot of time wasting videos that kids will watch minecraft videos or any other video games video . Yes i know there is a YouTube Kids and YouTube Education but we just don ' t want to risk it since we have to follow the internetprotectionact guidelines . Also , have you thought about the impact on your networkbandwidth that opening up a streaming site will do ? If you are in a K 12 , i would highly rethink the opening up of YouTube for all and more on staff only if you have the network separated . ExThere is a Korean comedy movie called ' Sex is Zero '. Type that into the YouTube search and scroll through just the first two page . Anything thats inappropriate for a student ? Answer is Yes . Click on any of those videos especially the one that shows the full breast with nipples part of a playlist and from there the suggested preview videos will show even more NSFW stuff .