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South Orange-Maplewood seminar urges parents to document cyberbullying, watch for AI-driven scams
Summary
District staff and a student intern described signs of cyberbullying, warned about growing use of generative AI in harassment and sextortion, and directed parents to an anonymous reporting tool and a new online anti-bullying toolkit.
A South Orange-Maplewood School District presenter and a student intern urged parents to document online harassment, learn how to spot AI-generated media and report suspected bullying through the district’s website during a district-hosted parent seminar.
At the start of the session the presenter, a district staff member who introduced a student intern, outlined four anti-bullying goals for the year: develop digital citizenship lessons, coordinate family supports, expand staff social-emotional learning training and provide targeted supports for students who initiate harm. "We have goals for each school year around bullying," the presenter said, noting the district has anti-bullying specialists at each school and that Dr. Gilbert is the district coordinator for anti-bullying.
The presenters reviewed the district’s standard for a founded HIB (harassment,…
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