Paradise Valley Police Department will host Coffee with a Cop from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 5, in the department’s main auditorium, 6433 E. Lincoln Drive, according to the department’s website. The event will focus on back-to-school safety, including school zone awareness, increased traffic and the shared responsibility of keeping students safe as they...Read More
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. — Northern Kentucky University has wrapped up its first-ever graduate course dedicated entirely to school safety, training both current and future school leaders to address a wide range of threats from social media-fueled bullying to mental health crises and active shooter scenarios. The seven-week online course, offered through NKU’s College of Education,...Read More
A 21-year-old Quebec student who became tired of spending hours doomscrolling has built something increasingly rare in social media: an app that actually wants you to put your phone down. The app comes at a time when Canada is reportedly moving to restrict social media use for people under 16. Alexis Bossé, a business student...Read More
“Vamos a Spania” (Let’s go to Spain) became a viral slogan on social media last week. There were 1.3 million views of a video explaining in darija —Moroccan Arabic dialect— the recent Spanish Supreme Court decision limiting the government’s ability to push migrants back at the border. Messaging groups circulated the following statement: “Anyone who...Read More
CHICAGO — When Damarion Spann, 18, saw an Instagram flier calling for a massive gathering on a beach near downtown Chicago, he immediately wanted to go. Thousands of others joined him that night on the sand, blasting music and dancing. The cultural trend of so-called teen takeovers has popped up across the U.S. in recent...Read More
There’s a push in Parliament to ban under-16s from social media, and National now wants Labour’s help to pass it before the election. I get the intention, but I don’t think it works. My view is this: no form of domestic policy aimed at individual usage actually moves the needle. You can ban, restrict, age-verify...Read More
Federal, state and territory education ministers are continuing high-level discussions on a package of reforms aimed at strengthening child safety across Australia’s early childhood education and care (ECEC) sector, as governments work to rebuild public confidence following a series of serious alleged child abuse cases. According to reporting by Yahoo News Australia, ministers remain focused on...Read More
The European Parliament’s vote in favour of criminalising online bullying and harassment has been welcomed by Irish EPP Group MEPs Seán Kelly, Regina Doherty, Maria Walsh and Nina Carberry who co-signed the parliamentary resolution adopted in Strasbourg today (Thursday). The MEPs are now asking the European Commission to begin the urgent work on establishing an...Read More
MANILA, Philippines — The Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) is appealing to the public to refrain from cyberbullying its student-athletes and managers. “Public criticism should never descend into harassment, threats, ridicule, or online abuse directed at students or their families,” ADMU said yesterday, as it decried the spread of unverified information as well as personal...Read More
