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21 Mar 2023

The Key to Keeping Students Safe Online

In July of 2018 I went from a high school teacher of 15 years to a building-based administrator. The change, although pre-COVID, was at the beginning ...


18 Nov 2022

Proactive Protection: AI-Powered Gun Detection Technology

A 2021 report from the U.S. Secret Service’s National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC) analyzed 67 disrupted plots against K-12 schools from 2006–2018....


By     Candy Tai
07 Oct 2022

What to Know About Child Sex Trafficking

Commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) is also known as child sex trafficking. Any child or teen can be a victim, but we know that homeless...


By     Dr. Kecia Ray
20 Sep 2022

Social Media: Hotspot for Predators

In 1990, the Center for Disease Control began administering the Adolescent Behaviors and Experiences Survey (ABES). The survey is still being administ...


By     Dr. Kecia Ray
08 Sep 2022

A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words: Emojis

In the fall I had a group of mothers approach me after a seminar to ask me about what they were calling ‘picture texting’ as a cause for concern that ...


By     Dr. Lisa Strohman
28 Jul 2022

It’s Not Too Late

When I was teaching in the early 80s, one of my former students entered his classroom with a gun and shot himself in front of the classroom. Before he...


By     Dr. Kecia Ray
19 May 2022

Balancing Student Safety and Privacy

Gaggle’s mission is to ensure the safety and well-being of students and schools by leveraging people and technology. We are united with our K-12 distr...


By     Lisa Railton
06 May 2022

What We Stand For

Here at Gaggle, we believe that all schools should be safe and all students should get the mental and emotional help they need. Our mission is to help...


By     Paget Hetherington
04 May 2022

The Gaggle Safety Team: The Heart of Student Safety

As our nation struggles with the crisis in youth suicide and mental health, school leaders nationwide are investing in tools and programs to help prot...


By     Paget Hetherington
15 Apr 2022

Abuse and Assault: Awareness, Support, and Prevention

Both Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) and National Child Abuse Prevention Month are observed in April, with organizations offering resources to e...


By     Lisa Railton

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