by Emma | Apr 15, 2019 | Administrators, Cyberbullying, Digital Citizenship, Digital Safety, Gun Violence, Mental Health, Online Dangers, School Safety, School Violence, Social Media, Suicide Prevention, Teachers, Technology
An administrator’s job goes far beyond paperwork. They care for the students and foster a safe learning environment. That includes checking on in-classroom and digital student behavior. New technologies offer ever more efficient ways to monitor students’ behavior and...
by Martha Custard | Mar 7, 2019 | Administrators, Bullying, Cyberbullying, Digital Citizenship, Digital Safety, Internet Regulations, Learning and the Law, Online Dangers, Parenting, Parents, School Counselors, School Safety, School Violence, Social Media, suicide
David Molak committed suicide at the age of 16 due to cyberbullying. To honor his legacy, David’s family worked with friends and lawmakers to create David’s Law. This law modernizes current anti-bullying laws by making it possible to prosecute cyber bullying...
by Kendal Harris | Feb 14, 2019 | Apps, Cyberbullying, Digital Citizenship, Digital Safety, Gun Violence, Mental Health, Online Dangers, Online etiquette, Parenting, Parents, School Violence, Social Media, Suicide Prevention
Instagram sealed itself as a favored social media platform among various types of users. With adults taking over Facebook, Instagram felt like a safe alternative for teens to escape their parents’ eyes. In recent years, however, parents have started to join their...
by Jonathan Mendoza | Sep 6, 2018 | Educational Technology, Gun Violence, School Safety, School Violence, Smartphones
Many schools once banned cell phones. However, many reversed their policies due to parents’ requests for their students to have them in school in case of crises. A study shows that as of 2015, 73 percent of teenagers had smartphones. The push for cell phones in...
by Martha Custard | Jun 28, 2018 | Mental Health, Parenting, Parents, School Counselors, School Safety, School Violence
If your child endured childhood trauma of any kind, it might be affecting them more than you think. Dr. Nadine Burkes Harris explains in her Ted Talk the implications of childhood trauma and toxic stress on a child’s health. Not Just a Social Issue American children...
by Emma | Mar 1, 2018 | Digital Safety, Gun Violence, Mental Health, Online Dangers, School Safety, School Violence
Gun violence among teens has reached epidemic levels in the United States. According to the Gun Violence Archive, 733 children (age 11 or younger) were killed or injured from gun violence in 2017 alone. The Archive also states that gun violence killed or injured 3,229...
