- New school, child care spaces coming for Abbotsford families January 26, 2021Good news is on the way for students and families in Abbotsford, as construction has begun on a new elementary school that will also provide child care spaces for the community.
- New, larger school for Kamloops students, community January 25, 2021A new, expanded and energy efficient Parkcrest Elementary school is on the way for students, families and the Brocklehurst community to learn, grow and succeed in.
- B.C. families actively celebrate Family Literacy Week 2021 virtually January 24, 2021British Columbians are encouraged to read their favourite book, head outside for some fresh air, play their favourite games and connect with family virtually while growing their literacy skills and celebrating Family Literacy Week 2021.
- More Richmond students will learn in seismically safer schools January 21, 2021Nearly 700 more students in Richmond soon will be learning in safer schools when seismic upgrades are complete at James Whiteside and William Bridge elementary schools.
The Ministry of Education’s Integrated Services & Safe Schools division have informed schools district across the province that within the past few weeks, Cybertip.ca has seen a rise in reports from youth involving sextortion. These cases have involved offenders (posing as teenagers) secretly recording teenagers exposing themselves online and then threatening to share the sexual content if they don’t pay money (often hundreds of dollars) to the individual.
In response to this emerging issue of concern, the Canadian Centre for Child Protection has issued a Cybertip.ca Alert for parents and guardians as well as a tip sheet on how parents can talk to youth about online extortion:
Alert:
https://protectchildren.ca/app/en/media_release_201409_sextortionists_teens
Tip Sheet for Parents:
https://protectchildren.ca/pdfs/C3P_SafetySheet_OnlineExtortion_en.pdf
Parents and guardians are encouraged to sign-up for Cybertip.ca Alerts to receive information on concerning technology trends as they emerge. Click here to sign-up: https://www.cybertip.ca/app/en/signup.
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