The Frisco school district has been switching all of its Google accounts to other programs due to concerns about the FBI monitoring emails sent and received on Google accounts, according to NBC 5. The school district, which has 6,000 students and teachers, worries that the FBI can monitor its emails sent via Google, computers and mobile devices using the search giant’s built-in security technology.

The solution is simple: the district should block IP addresses within the Google account of the student or the teacher using the email and map out their connections in detail. The IP addresses must be blocked at the network layer, not directly by default in a Google email client. An IP address can be turned on or off in each application.

A whitelist device would be created through a configuration file within each student’s school-issued school computer, Android or iPhone using Google Apps for Education, known as GAFE. A whitelist is a list of encrypted files that schools or organizations can access, according to a federal law called the Information Privacy Protection Act. That registry would be reviewed for internet protocol (IP) addresses that could be considered wiretaps or communications interception equipment. The network registrar would then notify administrators of possible underclassmen improperly operating their phone or tablet.

An outside system called Citizen Lab reviewed images and data of software called Carrier IQ and analyzed email traffic traffic from Verizon and AT&T’s networks to examine the prevalence of call tracking software being used in cellular connections. Found in a Verizon lab, Carrier IQ used the protocol to collect data for surveys and apps. Verizon eventually released a statement saying that its networks were only being monitored for customer service issues rather than hacking. Google employees found an app on one of its servers that was producing a record of the activity of specific people within an email. That single app was inactive on other computer servers. When asked by an independent company, Google removed the app.

Within Google’s system, the school district would add an IP address to a blacklist and the address would not be transmitted to Google, and would not be able to handle the emails because the traffic would be corrupted. Also, the DNS name server would need to be blocked.

Another approach is to block the google.com address but leave the web address open. This keeps sending the emails in an encrypted and private way to Google’s server. Instead of just visiting the google.com address the school district would need to visit the google.com/official.kindergarten page in its Chrome browser and open the code inside the site. From there, using SafeSearch, the web address would be blocked from being sent to Google servers.

The school district should also monitor all email and web browsing activity in Google Apps and Instagram. If the investigation does find evidence of computer hacking, the school district should report it to the Department of Homeland Security or Federal Trade Commission. If it’s actually a hack, the school district should disable the accounts of the students or teachers involved and shut them down.

Shira T. Center contributed to this report.