(1) For the purposes of this section, the following words have the meaning herein ascribed unless the context clearly requires otherwise:(a) “Internet” means the combination of computer facilities and electromagnetic transmission media, and related equipment and software, comprising the interconnected worldwide network of computer networks that employ the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol or any successor protocol to transmit information.(b) “Social media” means a form of interactive electronic communication through an Internet website or application by which a user creates a service-specific identifying user profile to connect with other users of the Internet website or application for the purpose of communicating and sharing information, ideas, news, stories, opinions, images, videos and other content.(c) “Department” means the Department of Education.(d) “School district” means a political subdivision of this state with geographic boundaries organized for the purpose of the administration, support and maintenance of public schools.
(a) “Internet” means the combination of computer facilities and electromagnetic transmission media, and related equipment and software, comprising the interconnected worldwide network of computer networks that employ the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol or any successor protocol to transmit information.
(b) “Social media” means a form of interactive electronic communication through an Internet website or application by which a user creates a service-specific identifying user profile to connect with other users of the Internet website or application for the purpose of communicating and sharing information, ideas, news, stories, opinions, images, videos and other content.
(c) “Department” means the Department of Education.
(d) “School district” means a political subdivision of this state with geographic boundaries organized for the purpose of the administration, support and maintenance of public schools.
(2) (a) The department shall prepare and offer a curriculum, including instructional materials, for the instruction of social media safety for students in Grades 6 through 12. Such instructional materials must be published on the department’s and each school district’s websites. Each school district must notify parents or guardians that such instructional materials are available on the department’s and each school district’s websites.(b) The department shall periodically update its curriculum to reflect changes in social media use, emergent technologies and new threats to teens using social media platforms.
(a) The department shall prepare and offer a curriculum, including instructional materials, for the instruction of social media safety for students in Grades 6 through 12. Such instructional materials must be published on the department’s and each school district’s websites. Each school district must notify parents or guardians that such instructional materials are available on the department’s and each school district’s websites.
(b) The department shall periodically update its curriculum to reflect changes in social media use, emergent technologies and new threats to teens using social media platforms.
(3) (a) The social media instruction must include, but need not be limited to:(i) Time management and healthy behaviors on social media;(ii) The negative effects of social media on mental health, including addiction;(iii) The distribution of information on social media;(iv) How social media manipulates behavior;(v) The permanency of sharing materials online;(vi) How to maintain personal security and identify cyberbullying, predatory behavior and human trafficking on the Internet; and(vii) How to report suspicious behavior encountered on the Internet to appropriate authorities.(b) The social media safety instruction must include how to safely use social media, including, but not limited to, maintaining personal security, preventing oversharing of personal information, identifying predatory behavior and reporting suspicious behavior.(c) The social media safety instruction may include the benefits of social media use. Such instruction may only include career and resume building for future academic or employment opportunities, sharing information with familiar family and friends and safely connecting with other users with like interests.(d) Parents or guardians shall be given the ability to opt their child out of the instruction required under this section.
(a) The social media instruction must include, but need not be limited to:(i) Time management and healthy behaviors on social media;(ii) The negative effects of social media on mental health, including addiction;(iii) The distribution of information on social media;(iv) How social media manipulates behavior;(v) The permanency of sharing materials online;(vi) How to maintain personal security and identify cyberbullying, predatory behavior and human trafficking on the Internet; and(vii) How to report suspicious behavior encountered on the Internet to appropriate authorities.
(i) Time management and healthy behaviors on social media;
(ii) The negative effects of social media on mental health, including addiction;
(iii) The distribution of information on social media;
(iv) How social media manipulates behavior;
(v) The permanency of sharing materials online;
(vi) How to maintain personal security and identify cyberbullying, predatory behavior and human trafficking on the Internet; and
(vii) How to report suspicious behavior encountered on the Internet to appropriate authorities.
(b) The social media safety instruction must include how to safely use social media, including, but not limited to, maintaining personal security, preventing oversharing of personal information, identifying predatory behavior and reporting suspicious behavior.
(c) The social media safety instruction may include the benefits of social media use. Such instruction may only include career and resume building for future academic or employment opportunities, sharing information with familiar family and friends and safely connecting with other users with like interests.
(d) Parents or guardians shall be given the ability to opt their child out of the instruction required under this section.
(4) (a) The department and each school district shall prohibit student access to social media platforms through the use of Internet access provided by the school district, except when expressly directed by a teacher solely for educational purposes.(b) The department and each school district shall provide and adopt an Internet safety policy for student access to the Internet provided by the school district which:(i) Limits access by students to only age-appropriate subject matter and materials on the Internet and prohibits access to material harmful to minors;(ii) Protects the safety and security of students when using email, chat rooms and other forms of direct electronic communications;(iii) Prohibits access by students to certain data or information, including so-called “hacking” and other unlawful online activities by students; and(iv) Prevents access to websites, web applications or software that does not protect against the disclosure, use or dissemination of students’ personal information.
(a) The department and each school district shall prohibit student access to social media platforms through the use of Internet access provided by the school district, except when expressly directed by a teacher solely for educational purposes.
(b) The department and each school district shall provide and adopt an Internet safety policy for student access to the Internet provided by the school district which:(i) Limits access by students to only age-appropriate subject matter and materials on the Internet and prohibits access to material harmful to minors;(ii) Protects the safety and security of students when using email, chat rooms and other forms of direct electronic communications;(iii) Prohibits access by students to certain data or information, including so-called “hacking” and other unlawful online activities by students; and(iv) Prevents access to websites, web applications or software that does not protect against the disclosure, use or dissemination of students’ personal information.
(i) Limits access by students to only age-appropriate subject matter and materials on the Internet and prohibits access to material harmful to minors;
(ii) Protects the safety and security of students when using email, chat rooms and other forms of direct electronic communications;
(iii) Prohibits access by students to certain data or information, including so-called “hacking” and other unlawful online activities by students; and
(iv) Prevents access to websites, web applications or software that does not protect against the disclosure, use or dissemination of students’ personal information.
(5) The department shall adopt rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this section.