Apple on Thursday announced a range of new initiatives designed to help parents and developers create a safer experience for kids and teens using Apple devices. In addition to easier setup of child accounts, parents will now be able to share information about their kids’ ages, which can then be accessed by app developers to...Read More

Safe schools are a prerequisite for student achievement. Increasingly, this vital aspect is more aspirational than realistic as schools face threats on many fronts. From the looming risk of on-campus violence, the escalating mental health crisis, and the growing risk (and cost) of cyber attacks, schools are working overtime to make sure they provide a...Read More

In a new whitepaper published today, Apple outlined several tools it already offers to parents and developers to “help enhance child safety while safeguarding privacy. This includes Screen Time, Find My, Communication Saftey, Communication Limits, and more. Over this year, Apple is introducing new features to build on its commitment to user privacy, security, and...Read More

Approximately half of public K-12 schools have an armed police officer, commonly known as a School Resource Officer (SRO), stationed on campus. But evidence shows that school-based police do not reduce gun-related or other violence and instead fuel suspensions, expulsions, and arrests, and increase potential involvement with the criminal legal system. This school-to-prison pipeline disproportionately...Read More

Michael Peter Sherman, 26, a preschool teacher at Rockville’s Bender Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington, was arrested April 25 by authorities in Loudoun County, Virginia, and charged with “using communications systems to facilitate offenses involving children.” Sherman has since been fired by Bender JCC, which said in a statement that the arrest has “no...Read More

In a new white paper on Apple’s developer site (PDF link), Apple has outlined several big changes coming this year designed to help parents and developers produce a safer environment for kids when using Apple products. No timeline is given for when these features will arrive—some already appear to be in the iOS 18.4 beta...Read More

Is it just me, or have people been overly negative when it comes to how the new Predator looks in Predator: Badlands? Well, as somebody who has watched every Predator movie, all I have to say is, I don’t care what anybody else has to say. I’m super PUMPED for this movie. And, because of...Read More

School Transportation Safety: Safeguarding Our Students October 11, 2024 Ja L. Coates , MCSS Communications and Instructional Specialist Making sure that children are safe during their journeys to and from school is a top priority for school administrators, parents, and bus drivers. While school buses are considered the safest way to transport students, according to...Read More

Friday, May 2, 2025 | 9:09 a.m. Law enforcement in Las Vegas this week arrested 10 individuals during a two-day operation targeting child sex predators, according to Metro Police. Those arrested face charges of luring a child with computer for sex acts and attempted sexual assault of a child less than 14, police said The...Read More

Vice presidential candidates Sen. JD Vance and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz sparred over school shootings and migrant students in their 2024 election debate. Education actually made an appearance in the Oct. 1 debate, which CBS aired from New York City, unlike last month’s debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, which...Read More