Wellbeing
How can we expect students to protect themselves online when we’re putting them in danger?
Following from our most recent learning with Kirra Pedergrast (Safe on Social) and her team of experts, we have made the deliberate to change how we share student images on our school's social media account.
We believe strongly, in modelling the same digital responsibility we want from our students.
While platforms like Facebook were once seen as convenient tools for sharing school pride, growing concerns around data privacy and the ethical use of student information have made their use increasingly problematic.
These platforms are under global scrutiny for exploiting user data, fueling harmful algorithms, and enabling image harvesting — often without consent or transparency.
We cannot ask students to be responsible and safe online while simultaneously placing their faces and identities into systems that may permanently store, track, or misuse them. This is not simply a matter of preference or popularity, it is about protecting our students' digital wellbeing, privacy, and long-term safety.
As educators entrusted with their care, we choose to lead by example — prioritising what’s right over what’s easy or familiar.
Our Facebook page isn’t going anywhere... it’ll just look and feel a little different.
Attached below is a recent article by Kirra Pendergast, Founder, Global Leader in Human-Centred Online Safety, International Keynote Speaker and Safe on Social Education Consultant.
The Ban is Coming. And the Irony - Article from Kirra Pendergast: