The following is an IMPORTANT announcement to our SHS Community. Please read it in its entirety. We are reaching out to the Strongsville Community to make you aware of a social media app called StreetChat that is increasing in popularity with our students. Streetchat bills itself as a live, geography specific, photo board for schools and colleges. Users are able to anonymously post and comment on pictures of any types of material, though the Streetchat website stipulates: “Our rules clearly state that we have ZERO tolerance for nudity, bullying, hateful speech and other forms of objectionable content. Wed appreciate our users’ participation in keeping Streetchat free of such content.” While the rules are clearly posted, students at local high schools, including Strongsville, are continuing to use this app for bullying/derogatory purposes. Our students have been victims of a range of continued harassment, including plagiarized photographic content and offensive slandering. It is our hope that by reaching out to parents and guardians, we can make you aware of the concerns Streetchat poses for our community. Please know we have partnered with the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program, which is funded by the U.S. Department of Justice, to address concerns regarding postings on Streetchat. With your assistance, we will continue to be diligent in addressing questionable content made available through all social media outlets. Things you should know about StreetChat: -Users can post ANY pictures anonymously. -Posts are subject to anonymous comments made by other users. -Posts can be “Up-voted” or “Down-voted” by users. -Users are ranked by the number of posts/votes they receive, receiving weekly Karma. -A leaderboard of local users is maintained using weekly karma points, raising the stakes of utilizing StreetChat to a competition. Below are links to additional information relating to StreetChat: psychologytoday/blog/positively-media/201406/streetchat-snapchat-yik-yak-5-basic-media-literacy-rules businessinsider/streetchat-is-the-new-yikyak-2014-10 tucsonnewsnow/story/27260711/teachers-and-parents-join-streetchat-app-to-fight-bullying wncn/story/26462961/law-enforcement-warns-about-dangers-of-street-chat-app wjhl/story/26422036/sheriff-man-used-street-chat-app-to-threaten-to-kill-a-child-in-unicoi-county-school tidewaterreview/news/va-byline-streetchatapp-0625-20140624,0,5212882.story
Posted on: Mon, 08 Dec 2014 12:00:00 +0000
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