A California school district has hired a company to monitor and analyze students’ public social media posts, Los Angeles Times reports. Aiming to intervene when students are in danger related to cyberbullying, substance abuse or despair, among other risks, the school will receive a daily report of student posts on sites such as Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Twitter from company Geo Listening. The school district’s superintendent said the program means another opportunity to keep kids safe at all times, but some parents have concerns that the program is “big brother-ish.”
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