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District to partner with sheriff on social-media safety campaign after threats and luring incidents
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Arnold said the district will work with Sheriff Coffey on a social-media safety campaign after several social-media threats and incidents involving out-of-state individuals, aiming outreach at students and families when school resumes.
Superintendent Dr. Arnold told the board the district will partner with Sheriff Coffey to launch a social-media safety campaign after recent social-media threats and incidents in which an out-of-state individual allegedly lured a young person into the jurisdiction.
Dr. Arnold described a pattern of social-media contacts, scams and online lures that have led to safety concerns. He said the district plans to piggyback on the sheriff’s outreach and use teacher open houses, community events and school communications to advise families about monitoring social-media use and online accounts.
The superintendent said the effort is a work in progress and that the sheriff’s office may begin some outreach sooner; district activities are expected to ramp up when the school year begins. Dr. Arnold said the district will report back to the board as the effort develops.
The meeting transcript did not include additional operational details, timelines for launch, or budget information tied to the campaign, and it did not give details on specific incidents beyond describing them as social-media threats and a case of a young person lured from out of state.
