OLS holds Internet safety seminar for parents

Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic School recently held an informational session for parents hoping to learn more about Internet and electronics safety.

Lt. Mike Yarbrough from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department spoke with parents at a Lunch and Learn session, providing information about any potential risks associated with technology, the Internet and social media. Yarbrough said if parents do not pay attention to how their children are using electronics, someone else might.

“Kids aren’t bad, they are just not being monitored,” Yarbrough said. “You wouldn’t send a child into a room full of strangers and let them do what they want. The Internet isn’t any different.”

Yarbrough informed parents on the different apps kids typically use and advised them to check their children’s electronic devices regularly. 

Yarbrough also spoke with fourth- through eighth- grade students, teaching them how to use the Internet wisely.

“We felt that everyone, parents and children alike, who attended the sessions learned some interesting and vital information,” said OLS Principal Mary Jane Dorn. “We hope that those who attended the sessions will take the information seriously and apply what they have learned in their family life.”