WISCASSET MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL
272 Gardiner Road Wiscasset, ME 04578 (207) 882-7722
Monday Sept. 18, 2023
Hello Parents/Guardians,
I wanted to bring to your attention a negative and harmful trend that was brought to light this week. The trend that was shared is occurring on TIKTOK. Youth obtain pictures of other youth and then post mean things about the person pictured. We do not want this to happen at WMHS and we want to partner with you in keeping your child safe.
The most important way you can assist is by monitoring your child's online activity. Being aware of apps that they may have on their cellular devices, their access to a cellular device in the evening, and becoming knowledgeable about parental controls are proactive measures.
Some online parental control apps include Bark; Qustodio; Mobicip; Fenced; Family Time; Google Family Link; Our Pact; Net Nanny; and Momma Bear. At the Maine Department of Education's Safety Summit this Summer, Bark was discussed as being one of the best parental control apps available. Options include the ability to protect your child from adult content, live tracking, app blocking, cyberbullying, web filtering, geofencing as well as setting screen time limit and text monitoring.
Keeping young people protected from unsafe online content is a big task that will require all of us working together. Faculty and staff here at WMHS want to partner with parents in protecting children. Our tech department has blocked sites that we know students do not need to access and the aforementioned measures are ways that you can help your child outside of school.
Thank you,
Gina Stevens M.Ed