Australia’s Education Ministers have endorsed the next phase of national early childhood education and care (ECEC) reform, agreeing to explore the establishment of an Early Education and Care Commission while progressing further measures to strengthen child safety, workforce quality and regulatory oversight. Meeting in Parramatta on 15 July, Ministers considered a broad education agenda, but...Read More

PAWLEYS ISLAND, S.C. (WCSC) — Georgetown County investigators have taken several community leaders into custody following charges filed against them after a convicted sex offender was found working at a church-run school on Pawleys Island. Georgetown County investigators served a search warrant over the weekend at Pawleys Island Community Church and Pawleys Island Christian Academy....Read More

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has called on civil society organisations and technology policy think tanks to a closed-door roundtable to discuss online child safety, age-gating and platform regulation at the ministry’s office in New Delhi on July 27. The exercise is intended to gather evidence before any policy decisions are taken....Read More

GEORGETOWN COUNTY, SC (WMBF/Gray News) – Four people, including a pastor and his wife, have been charged in a church sex offender case. On July 13, a concerned parent contacted the Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office after learning convicted sex offender Warren Perry was working as a custodian at Pawleys Island Christian Academy. The academy offers...Read More

Posted By: The Reporter July 21, 2026 On During the week of July 13 to 16, the Noblesville Police Department (NPD) carried out a targeted online predator investigation designed to identify and apprehend individuals seeking to exploit minors. Throughout the week, specially trained detectives posed as juveniles between the age of 13 to 15,...Read More

Social media bans for kids are quickly becoming the global legislation trend of the moment. Children under 16 are finding themselves at the center of political conversations, with countries including Australia, the UK, Canada, Brazil, Austria, and Indonesia, and more attempting to wrangle Big Tech companies’ hold on young people’s attention. SEE ALSO: Australia’s kid...Read More

“They have got bottomless pits of money and I’m here standing up for our kids. I will go to anyone who’s willing to support me on this because this is what parents want. “They need the tools to be able to protect their kids from the harmful algorithms that they’re just defenceless against.” Stanford said...Read More

Following in the footsteps of pioneer nations like Australia and Indonesia, French lawmakers are finalising legislation aimed at banning children under the age of 15 from accessing social media platforms. Championed as a flagship reform by French President Emmanuel Macron to protect adolescent mental health and curb cyberbullying, the proposed ban faces an unprecedented logistical...Read More

Teenagers who lose control of their social media use tend to show more symptoms of ADHD the following year, a new study has found. The link held for problematic social media use, the compulsive, hard-to-stop kind, and it was clearest in boys. The result carries a practical message for parents and clinicians. What seems to...Read More

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) – New technology was unveiled Thursday that could change public schools’ security measures across the state. Godby is one of the first schools in Florida to launch the Campus Guardian Angel program. The company’s human – piloted drones will work with law enforcement to end active shooter threats at a faster rate....Read More