The toll of social media, economic uncertainty, and mental health are among the primary concerns of young people today, according to recent ConVal graduates Clara Wilsher, Ava Cronin and Hadley Bates, who were the speakers at the Aug. 1 Monadnock Lyceum. The Lyceum was moderated by ConVal social studies teacher Eric Bowman, who taught all...Read More

Astiba Kebong’o examines the growing risks children face during school holidays and argues that protecting them is a shared responsibility. She says vigilant parenting, responsible communities and safety-conscious children are the strongest defence against preventable tragedies. The article reminds families that a successful holiday is measured by every child returning home safe, healthy and happy....Read More

Tempers flared at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, as counsel to Omoyele Sowore, Adeyinka Olumide-Fusika (SAN), engaged in a heated exchange with prosecuting counsel, Akinlolu Kehinde (SAN), whom he described as a “persecutor” during the continuation of Sowore’s criminal trial. The courtroom drama unfolded after the defence sought another adjournment, blaming the...Read More

Searches for “school bullying” in South Africa jumped 202% in the week pupils returned for term three, new data shows – a spike experts say reflects real parental anxiety in a country where roughly four in ten pupils have experienced cyberbullying. As South African schools reopened for the third term on 21 July, online searches...Read More

Across Europe, countries are preparing to ban kids from using social media. It now looks likely that Brussels may try to impose a ban across the bloc. (CN) — The European Union may propose banning children across the 27-nation bloc from using social media, the EU’s chief said Tuesday. European Commission President Ursula von der...Read More

THE internet has brought unprecedented convenience and connectivity, but it has also created new avenues for harassment and abuse. According to UNICEF, around 30% of young people across 30 countries have experienced cyberbullying. It extends far beyond offensive comments to include targeted harassment, impersonation, the spread of false rumours and cyberstalking. Although these attacks occur online,...Read More

Regulator data shows more than 80 percent of teens still use social platforms three months after the ban, raising doubts about enforcement and parental oversight. Australia defends the world’s precedent-setting ban on children under 16 using social networks, introduced by the government in December, despite fresh data highlighting the scale of the challenges this policy...Read More

Moscow’s mayor says a bomb blast that killed at least two people and injured 21 others at a restaurant was a “terrorist attack.” An unidentified woman attempted to enter a private event at the Balzi Rossi restaurant on Kudrinskaya Square carrying what authorities believe was an improvised explosive device, state media reported. The bomb went...Read More

The school organised a child safety awareness programme in collaboration with the Banur police to educate primary students about personal safety and protection from abuse. The interactive session focused on the concept of “good touch and bad touch,” helping children identify safe and unsafe touch and encouraging them to report any inappropriate behaviour to parents,...Read More

In this paper, a novel PTS-GReLU-GRU classifier is proposed for the identification and classification of cyberbullying and cyberflashing content. In this system, image and text features are extracted, and the cyberbullying and cyberflashing content are classified from the extracted features. Finally, the harmfulness of the content is predicted. The proposed system’s block diagram is rendered...Read More