Mary Anne Franks writes: The sexting phenomenon reveals much about contemporary social attitudes towards sexual expression, consent, and privacy, especially with regard to minors. One of the most troubling aspects of the debate over what can and should be done about “sexting-gone-bad” scenarios is the tendency to treat the parties involved as more or less…
Category: Youth & Schools
Want to sing in the Kingston City School District choir? Sure, but only if you take this drug test.
A new policy is going into effect in the Kingston City School District. Meredith Saldana explains: Here’s how it works, parents will first receive a permission slip for their child to be tested. “[…] All students involved in activities like sports or even band and choir, will now have to take a drug test and…
UK teachers’ union says no to bill allowing searches of student mobiles
Carole Theriault writes: The UK teachers’ union, NASUWT, calls government plans to allow teachers to search and even delete content on student mobile phones “reckless”, according to the BBC. The education bill introduces the following measures in order to help combat cyber-bullying: (6E) The person [eg, a teacher] who seized the item [eg, ‘an electronic device’ belonging…
Survey: Only One-Fourth of K-12 Educators Teach Kids About Cyberbullying
Despite the media spotlight on cyberbullying, only 26 percent of K-12 teachers say they’ve taught kids how to handle online harassment over the past year, says a survey by the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) and Microsoft. At the same time, only 15 percent of educators said they’ve spoken to students about web content, including…