by Emma | May 14, 2020 | Administrators, Blog, Criminal Activity, Emergency Preparedness, Gun Violence, Learning and the Law, Online Dangers, Safe Learning Environment, School Resource Officers, School Safety, School Violence
After the horrific Sandy Hook school shooting in 2012, schools searched desperately for new ways to maintain safety. There have been more than 948 school shootings in the U.S. since Sandy Hook. Since in-person schooling resumed after the pandemic, school shootings and...
by Emma | Mar 9, 2020 | Administrators, Blog, Cyberbullying, Digital Citizenship, Digital Literacy, Digital Safety, Educational Technology, Internet Regulations, Learning and the Law, Online Dangers, Online Learning, School Safety, Technology
Advances in educational technology continue to provide countless new ways to learn. Yet with the internet comes content that is not appropriate for students. This is why the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) requires content filtering on school and library...
by Emma | Feb 10, 2020 | Administrators, Blog, Cyberbullying, Digital Safety, Education Law, Educational Technology, Learning and the Law, Online Dangers, Smartphones
With new and improved technology comes new problems in academic settings. Laptops and school-designated tablets help students learn more efficiently than ever before. However, issues such as cyberbullying and sexting are more prevalent than ever. The School...
by Emma | Feb 3, 2020 | Administrators, Blog, Bullying, Cyberbullying, Education Law, Learning and the Law, Mental Health, Online Dangers, School Safety
According to StopBullying.gov, almost 160,000 students have skipped school to avoid bullies. Moreover, the Pew Research Center found that 59% of teens said they’d been bullied online. State and local governments combat bullying with legislation. Alabama’s...
by Emma | Jan 27, 2020 | Administrators, Blog, Digital Safety, Education Law, Gun Violence, Learning and the Law, Mental Health, School Resource Officers, School Safety, School Violence, Social Media, Technology
On February 14th, 2018, seventeen students lost their lives in a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Stoneman Douglas students started the #NeverAgain movement to stop gun violence. At the same time, Florida lawmakers,...
by Emma | Nov 18, 2019 | Administrators, Apps, Blog, Education Law, Educational Technology, Internet Regulations, Learning and the Law, Parents, Teachers, Teaching Topics, Technology
COPPA, or the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, is a 1998 law designed to ensure children are not being manipulated online. The law requires parental consent before a website can collect or use data from children under the age of 13. This has broad...
