by Emma | Mar 23, 2023 | Administrators, Blog, Criminal Activity, Cybersecurity, Digital Safety, Educational Technology, Learning and the Law, Media Literacy, Online Dangers, Safe Learning Environment, School Safety, Social Media, suicide, Technology
At the end of 2023, the Department of Justice released a public safety alert regarding online sextortion crimes against children and teens. According to CNN, predators targeted “[a]t least 3,000 minors, mostly boys” with sextortion schemes. In comparison to previous...
by Emma | Mar 15, 2022 | Blog, Criminal Activity, Cyberbullying, Digital Safety, Education Law, Educational Technology, Gun Violence, Learning and the Law, Online Dangers, Safe Learning Environment, School Resource Officers, School Safety, School Violence, Technology
Over the past few years, cities across the United States saw an uptick in crime. According to CBS news, in 2021, large cities saw a 5% increase in homicides over 2020. And in 2020, cities saw a 44% increase in homicides over the previous year. Similarly, other violent...
by Emma | Feb 17, 2022 | Blog, Criminal Activity, Digital Safety, Learning and the Law, News, Safe Learning Environment, School Resource Officers, School Safety, School Violence
Recently, LearnSafe’s software made a capture on a school computer that helped their client detect problematic behavior. Moreover, when provided to law enforcement, the information from the capture helped them to solve a series of crimes in the area. LearnSafe was...
by Emma | Jan 6, 2022 | Administrators, Blog, Education Law, Emergency Preparedness, Gun Violence, Learning and the Law, Safe Learning Environment, School Counselors, School Resource Officers, School Safety, School Violence
On November 30th, 2021, Ethan Crumbley, a fifteen-year-old student at Oxford High School in Oxford, Michigan, opened fire in a school hallway. Four students died; six students and one teacher were injured. The tragedy sent shockwaves through the community and country....
by Emma | Jul 8, 2021 | Blog, Bullying, Cyberbullying, Digital Citizenship, Distance Learning, Education Law, Educational Technology, Learning and the Law, Online Learning, Safe Learning Environment, State Boards of Education, Technology, Uncategorized
The First Amendment grants students certain rights of expression. This is particularly true in public schools, which are considered to be part of the government. As such, public schools are required to follow the Bill of Rights. For instance, public...
