India’s data privacy law, the Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDP Act), seeks to protect children’s data and shield them from data-linked online harms. However, two years after its enactment, this law remains unimplemented as the government has yet to finalize the accompanying rules. As a step forward, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology...Read More

Safety gap report should be prepared after visiting schools, Minister for General Education V. Sivankutty has said. Addressing a press conference here on Friday after convening a meeting of education officials earlier in the afternoon, the Minister said it was decided to implement important decisions regarding school safety. A check-list would be prepared on the...Read More

OSSINING, NY — Federal immigration police say that they have arrested a dangerous child sex predator who was recently released from custody in Westchester County. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Buffalo announced that Salvadoran national Jacobo Argueta Fuentes was arrested on July 23, pursuant to a warrant of deportation upon his release from the NYS...Read More

Speaking at the first-ever Instagram Safety Camp in Sydney last week, Meta’s global head of child safety, Ravi Sinha, revealed that ongoing conversations are underway with Apple and Google to embed age verification directly into phones, creating a universal and privacy-safe solution to protecting young users across all apps. The announcement comes amid fierce debate...Read More

By Brandi Makuski RUDOLPH — The Portage County Fire Chiefs Association publicly announced a new firefighter scholarship program during its July 24 meeting, held at the Rudolph Fire Department. The new initiative offers $100 scholarships to help firefighters pursue continuing education and professional development. Stockton Fire Chief Jeremy Spencer said this marks the first year...Read More

Chanel Thierry is once again voicing serious frustrations with her ex-husband, DJ Mustard, and his current fiancée, Brittany Stroud—this time over parenting concerns involving one of their children. Over the weekend, Thierry took to Threads to vent, accusing Mustard’s side of ignoring her repeated requests and raising alarm about their child’s safety. In one of...Read More

NJ.com regularly publishes editorials expressing the viewpoints of the organization’s leadership. This editorial was authored by Tony Dearing, director of news operations. As a player, he never stood out. As a coach, he had no credentials to speak of. Yet Terry Kuo somehow ingratiated himself with the parents of a budding young athlete, promising he’d...Read More

ALBANY, N.Y. – Gov. Kathy Hochul signed into law legislation co-sponsored by Assemblywoman Marianne Buttenschon, D-119. The law will strengthen school safety plans and better protect students, staff and visitors in the event of sudden cardiac emergencies. The new law requires all schools to incorporate a Cardiac Emergency Response Plan into their existing safety protocols....Read More

For some parents, child care drop-off may create unsettling or anxious feelings.  Will there be enough educators? Who is that new casual carer? Childcare leaders say they understand the distress parents are experiencing after allegations of physical abuse and sexual abuse in childcare centres in Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland. Children are being exposed...Read More

The Oakland Unified School District has hired a new executive director for school safety. The Oaklandside reports Nelson Alegria will take over the newly-created post. Alegria was manager for the department of student services with the Alameda County Office of Education. Before that, he held posts with the Simi Valley and Pittsburg school districts. Alegria...Read More