For schools, spam is not only an annoyance and a time waster; it clogs district mail servers, consumes valuable network bandwidth, and can deliver and propagate a variety of malware programs that can wreak havoc on their system. A district strategy to "can the spam," therefore, must be multifaceted and address security vulnerabilities at different levels. This article focuses on server-level solutions that can filter spam from district e-mail accounts and prevent it from being viewed by users, or at the very least, strip e-mail of potentially damaging attachments. Additionally, the author offers some suggestions for user education, a critical but often overlooked aspect of spam prevention.