HI SCR15

Request that the Department of Education amend its technology monitoring policies and guidelines to block students from receiving inappropriate messages and accessing harmful material

Current 2016 Technology Responsible Use Guidelines focus on protecting department liability and network integrity rather than student safety, with no provisions protecting students from cyberbullying, exploitation, or other harms

Cites that 46 percent of teens ages 13-17 have been victims of cyberbullying and nearly 40 percent of sex trafficking victims in the U.S. are recruited online through employment portals and social networking websites

Students have received inappropriate messages through school accounts and department devices, including special needs students using social media, Google Classroom, and email

Direct certified copies of this concurrent resolution to the Chairperson of the Board of Education and the Superintendent of Education