The whistle-blower behind a suspected cheating scandal involving an award-winning medical prescription app developed by a student has been arrested for doxxing, the South China Morning Post has learned. A source confirmed on Friday that Hailey Cheng Hei-lam, the student who rose to fame overnight last year after raising concerns about the MediSafe app’s development…
Hong Kong authorities should look into the impact of social media on the city’s teenagers and explore ways to tighten control over their internet usage, education and health experts have urged. Their comments came on Thursday after Australia became the first country to ban social media for children under 16 as it ordered 10 of…
October is Bullying Prevention Month, and an app designer from the Chicago area is hoping to help both schools and kids. Whether on the receiving or giving end, bullying is a topic that students at Southwood Middle School in Country Club Hills are trying to tackle Country Club Hills School District 160 Supt. Denise Julius…
The parents of a Hong Kong student at the centre of an academic integrity controversy have said their daughter will voluntarily return all the awards associated with an app she is credited with inventing, as they apologised for the disturbance caused to the public. But they also hit out at the “relentless” cyberbullying suffered by…
When Tennessee students head back to the classroom, a new law aims to ensure they won’t bring their cell phones with them, or at least have them in sight. House Bill 932, passed in March, prohibits students from using cell phones, tablets, laptops, and gaming devices. Bradley County and Cleveland City Schools shared how they will…
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York state is rolling out a new law aimed at reducing K-12 student use of internet-enabled devices during the school day. The school cell phone ban measure, passed as part of the 2024 state budget, will go into effect this September and will impact all public schools, charter schools, and Boards…