I have mentioned on a number of occasions, that on the whole, the students at Mary Mac are very well behaved and we don’t have a lot of behavioural or social issues. Like all schools though, we are not perfect, and from time to time things pop up. By far, the most common incidents involve some form of social media usage, and generally they start away from school. Unfortunately, they often end up coming into the school and we are left to deal with them, which should not be happening. As you know, the Federal Government is bringing in legislation to ban the use of social media for children under the age of 16. Did you know, that the legal age is currently 13? This means that all the students in our school should not be on it now. However, the reality is that many of our older students are using it daily and often without adequate parental supervision. I implore all parents to carefully monitor your children’s use of social media. I know many of you have already banned it and/or monitor it closely and I applaud you. Whilst social media can be a powerful tool if used correctly, it can also be very destructive. Please be very vigilant at home and put structures into place to make sure you know exactly what your children are looking at and accessing. Their safety and wellbeing could be at risk!
