Frank Straub, Ph.D., is the Director of the Center for Mass Violence Response Studies at the Police Foundation, a non-profit organization that studies ways to improve policing in the United States. Dr. Straub has directed in-depth studies of the San Bernardino terrorist attack, the Kalamazoo mass shooting, and the Orlando Pulse nightclub shooting. He […]
I Found Porn on My Child’s Computer. Now What?
I will never forget the night I had to first confront this reality. I was putting my 9-year-old son to bed, and had asked a simple question: “What is the most interesting thing you saw today?” He hesitated for a moment and then said quietly, “Dad, did you know that Superman and Wonder Woman sometimes […]
Bark for Schools Can Help With CIPA Compliance
It’s no small task for schools to meet all of their compliance mandates, but some can be easier than others. Among those is the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA), which establishes internet filtering, monitoring, and notification standards in exchange for funding through the federal E-rate program. Schools filter access to harmful websites with a firewall […]
How Cyberbullying Is Different From The Bullying You Remember
Parents can probably relate to arguments they’ve seen online played out in the comments section of a social media post. They quickly devolve into stressful, hurtful and pointed attacks — and these are adults! Imagine being a child and having access to the same platforms and technology, but without the life experience and emotional maturity […]
YouTube: It’s More Complicated Than You Think
YouTube is the second most popular website in the world, and more than 400 hours of content are uploaded every minute. As the go-to hub for videos for nearly everyone on Earth, YouTube is home to incredible amounts of content — including content inappropriate for kids. As YouTube’s popularity has grown, so too has […]
Bark for Schools Expands: Introducing the Parent Alerts Dashboard
Bark for Schools is proud to announce the all-new Parent Alerts Dashboard. Now, schools will have the option of enlisting the support of parents in overseeing alerts from school-issued accounts. Bark for Schools helps protect — at no cost! — more than 2 million students across 600 school districts, so this new feature is going […]