MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. — WPTV is taking a deeper dive into the state of Florida’s new school safety laws designed to keep your children protected. SPECIAL COVERAGE: Education Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday signed in law HB 1421, which includes both safety and mental health requirements for public schools in Florida. One of those requirements...Read More
A Memorial Day service in Lakeview took a disturbing turn Monday afternoon when a man was arrested for taking inappropriate photographs of children during the community’s annual Amvets parade. Around 12:15 p.m., officers were alerted by concerned bystanders at the Lakeview Amvets Memorial Service about a man photographing children in a manner they believed to...Read More
There has been a significant shift towards regulating children’s safety and privacy in the digital environment, and already some international bodies and governments are moving to ensure children’s rights and safety online Over the last five years, we have seen a major shift towards the regulation of children’s safety and privacy in the digital environment....Read More
High-profile acts of violence like the shooting in Uvalde, Texas, where a gunman shot and killed 19 students and two teachers at an elementary school, resonate with students and educators far beyond where the tragedy takes place. After the Texas shooting—as with other such attacks—educators nationwide were called upon to help students manage their fears,...Read More
Deputies arrested Crystal Lynn Wakeland for allegedly hiding evidence of a sexual predator’s failure to register a new phone. On May 20, Channie Lehemiah Donald Jr. – a registered sexual predator – for stopped for driving with a suspended license. Donald had a black iPhone, which he allegedly used to text Wakeland. That raised the...Read More
“By November 2022, Snap employees were discussing 10,000 user reports of sextortion each month, while acknowledging that these reports ‘likely represent a small fraction of this abuse’ given the shame and other barriers to reporting,” says a newly unsealed version of the lawsuit filed by New Mexico’s attorney general against Snap. This less-redacted version of...Read More
Chief Safety Training Officer Named at Ohio School Safety Center (COLUMBUS, Ohio)— Ohio Governor Mike DeWine today announced that more than 1,000 K-12 schools across Ohio will receive state assistance to pay for security upgrades that enhance the safety of students and staff. While speaking this morning at the Ohio School Safety Summit in Columbus,...Read More
School shootings had happened before the fateful 1999 massacre at Columbine High School. But it quickly became clear that the tragic event, in which 12 students and one teacher died, thrust the country into a new era, forever changing millions of American students’ sense of safety. Twenty-five years later, experts say many of the fundamentals...Read More
Democratic lawmakers accused President Donald Trump at a hearing Wednesday of undercutting bipartisan efforts to protect children online by dismissing two members of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which has led regulatory efforts to crack down on harms to kids. Speaking at a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing on online harms, full committee Ranking...Read More
Oswin M. Guillen Padilla, 41, of Hampton Bays, was wanted by Duluth Police for inappropriate communication with a minor, troopers said. The investigation began when the victim’s mother discovered disturbing photos and videos showing explicit conversations and content exchanged between her child and Padilla, police explained. New York State Police Computer Crime Unit located Padilla’s...Read More
