Recent events at several Utah schools have shown the danger, including the potential for violence, in the misuse of social media. The Box Elder School District ordered a lockdown of all school activities for a short period of time last month, after a threat of a shooting was made on Snapchat; and a similar incident occurred in the Salt Lake City area. We’ll talk about it today. Our guests will include Jeremy Barnes, Utah Department of Public Safety School Safety Liaison; and Avery Holton, Chair of the Communication Department at the University of Utah.
A rise in destructive and sometimes violent student behaviors encouraged by social media trends on platforms such as TikTok are occurring in many Utah school districts, leaving school administrators searching for solutions.
A rise in destructive and sometimes violent student behaviors, encouraged by social media trends on platforms such as TikTok, are occurring in many Utah school districts, leaving school administrators searching for solutions.