Protecting Idaho School Children from Tech Predators with Debbie Critchfield

Debbie Critchfield is the Idaho Superintendent of Education and came in to talk about a tech safety partnership that has been created between Idaho and Fortify Your Kids. Public schools are passing out 1-1 tech at an unprecedented rate, and with this speed comes risk. The State of Idaho has realized that there is no way to make its tech devices 100% safe, so it is working to educate parents about what can and should be done at home to continue protecting school children from potential harms from government owned technology. Enjoy!

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