GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – Wisconsin schools are getting a class in how to deal with online threats before kids come back to school.
Green Bay School District has not been working with the Department of Justice on this yet, but school board member Rhonda Sitnikau says she feels proper steps are being taken to protect students from online threats.
“I believe that the district does have quite a bit in place as far as cybersecurity and identifying threats that may come in through the pathway of district email.”
She says like most practices, there is always room to improve.
“I do believe it is a conversation that needs to be louder and we should be leading with it and we should be checking in on students about this.”
Sitnikau says students spend a lot of time during the day at school, and since they are being monitored during the day there, it is a good place for the education to take place.
“Let’s face it, not everybody has a parent that is on top of that or even thinks of doing that. What is it that keeps people safe? It is when they are educated on what’s out there and what maybe isn’t in their best interest.”
DOJ School Safety Deputy Director Glenn Rehberg says the idea is to make sure schools know what to do when they see or hear of an online threat.
