📱 New School Year, New Followers? Social Media Safety 101

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Back-to-school means new classmates, group chats, and friend requests. But as students build their online networks, it’s crucial to know who they’re really connecting with.

⚠️ Hidden Dangers of Oversharing

Seemingly innocent posts can reveal more than you think — like your school, schedule, friends, and even your home address. This opens the door to stalking, identity theft, or cyberbullying.

🛡️ Social Media Safety Checklist

  • Set all profiles to private
  • Never share your full name, school name, or address
  • Don’t accept friend requests from strangers
  • Think before posting school-related photos or check-ins
  • Avoid using real birth dates or phone numbers

👩‍🏫 Teachers & Schools: Time to Educate

  • Integrate digital identity protection into digital citizenship lessons
  • Encourage positive online behavior and empathy
  • Promote reporting tools and support for harassment

📱 Social media is part of school life — but digital safety should be part of the curriculum too. Let’s help students build not just a presence, but a protected one.

💡 Pause before you post. Think privacy first.

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