Chief Safety Training Officer Named at Ohio School Safety Center (COLUMBUS, Ohio)— Ohio Governor Mike DeWine today announced that more than 1,000 K-12 schools across Ohio will receive state assistance to pay for security upgrades that enhance the safety of students and staff. While speaking this morning at the Ohio School Safety Summit in Columbus,...Read More

School shootings had happened before the fateful 1999 massacre at Columbine High School. But it quickly became clear that the tragic event, in which 12 students and one teacher died, thrust the country into a new era, forever changing millions of American students’ sense of safety. Twenty-five years later, experts say many of the fundamentals...Read More

Democratic lawmakers accused President Donald Trump at a hearing Wednesday of undercutting bipartisan efforts to protect children online by dismissing two members of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which has led regulatory efforts to crack down on harms to kids. Speaking at a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing on online harms, full committee Ranking...Read More

Oswin M. Guillen Padilla, 41, of Hampton Bays, was wanted by Duluth Police for inappropriate communication with a minor, troopers said. The investigation began when the victim’s mother discovered disturbing photos and videos showing explicit conversations and content exchanged between her child and Padilla, police explained. New York State Police Computer Crime Unit located Padilla’s...Read More

The Comprehensive School Safety Framework 2022-2030 provides a clear roadmap for action, which can easily be replicated at regional and national level Several countries across the Caribbean and the Asia-Pacific region have already fully integrated the CSSF in their Education and/or Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Policy Frameworks. Similar initiatives could be reproduced in other regions....Read More

Bloomberg reports a new series of child safety reforms are coming to Roblox sometime next month. In an email to the outlet, Roblox Corp. said the new measures “are part of [our] commitment to making the platform one of the safest online environments for our users, particularly the youngest users.” These changes will require users...Read More

LIVINGSTON PARISH, La. (WAFB) – Officials say an alleged gang member involved in human trafficking and an LSU student are among the nine men Livingston Parish deputies arrested as part of a child sexual predator investigation. According to the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office, the men facing charges for indecent behavior with juveniles on social media...Read More

Officials in Florida and New Jersey are scrutinizing popular video game apps Roblox and Discord over child safety concerns. Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier issued a subpoena to Roblox Corp. Wednesday, seeking information about “how this platform is marketing to children and to see what policies they are implementing — if any — to avoid...Read More

Roblox Corp. announced new tools to help parents control how their children interact with strangers on its video-game platform, the company’s latest effort to address concerns about safety. Starting Wednesday, parents will be able to limit who their child can interact with, the company said in a statement. Parents will also be able to view...Read More

Police established that David Cheneler had picked a six-year-old up from school as a favour for her mother A registered sex offender has been jailed for two years after he was spotted walking with a six-year-old girl during a Live Facial Recognition (LFR) police operation. David Cheneler, 73, was found with the child in Denmark...Read More