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Committee hears PTA-backed bill to notify parents about risks of school-issued technology; motion to advance fails
Summary
Senate Bill 1070 would require the State Department of Education to provide an online, digital platform to notify parents about risks tied to school-issued devices; testimony included the platform creator and PTA representatives, and the committee voted down a motion to advance the bill.
Representative Gerald Raymond and Matthew Todd presented Senate Bill 1070 on March 13. The bill would require the Idaho State Department of Education to make available a digital platform parents can access to learn about risks associated with school-issued technology and steps to mitigate those risks.
Todd, who said he created the platform fortifyyourkids.com and provided it free to Idaho school districts, told the committee the material is not limited to pornography concerns but addresses “actual crimes against children that have already occurred in Idaho.” He said the platform would “meaningfully warn” parents and provide best practices developed with Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC)…
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