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Prevent School Bullying with Lightspeed Alert Software<\/h2>\n

Bullying and cyberbullying continue to be prevalent in K-12 schools. In fact, 90% of students in Grades 4-8 report that they have been bullied or harassed<\/a> and 19.5% of students in Grades 9-12 report that they have been bullied<\/a> at school.<\/p>\n

Access to technology has only increased instances of bullying online. In a survey conducted by Lightspeed Systems\u00ae, over 67% of IT professionals said cyberbullying had increased at their school due to technology.<\/p>\n

Inappropriate use of technology leads to cyberbullying\u2013but using technology to help prevent school bullying can be the key to the success of a school\u2019s bullying prevention program.<\/p>\n

So how can you leverage K-12-specific software to prevent school bullying and cyberbullying in your district?<\/em><\/p>\n

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Using technology to address bullying and cyberbullying in K-12<\/h2>\n
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Anti-bullying software products are often your best chance at identifying instances of cyberbullying. The students of today are constantly connected to their devices\u2014at home and at school. For many students, their entire day is spent online. Teens spend on average, 7 hours and 22 minutes<\/a> on their personal devices\u2014in addition to their schoolwork. For schoolwork, 56% of students spend over two hours<\/a> actively engaged in digital learning per day. Students start the day scrolling on a personal device, use a school-issued device in class, and then use devices at home for homework and socialization. As a result, more of their peer interactions are taking place online, including bullying.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Lightspeed Alert\u2122<\/a> software has bullying-specific artificial intelligence features that scan for hate speech and key terms related to bullying like racial slurs, sexual slurs, or wishes of violence or suicide on another student. These alerts are flagged and sent to your designated staff in real time so they can address instances and prevent school bullying before a situation escalates to violence or self-harm. Reports from Lightspeed Alert\u2019s software provides timelines and screenshots to help district administrators get the full picture of bullying and cyberbullying incidents for appropriate documentation and intervention.<\/p>\n

To better support your safety staff, alert notifications are also sent to the Lightspeed Systems human review team, known as safety specialists. With backgrounds in education, law enforcement, and investigation, Lightspeed Safety Specialists have further training in threat assessment and suicide prevention. The specialists review alerts 24\/7\/365 so that no alert goes unnoticed no matter the day or time. Lightspeed Alert provides a critical layer of protection to help stop bullying and cyberbullying before it becomes a bigger problem.<\/p>\n

How web filter software can help prevent bullying<\/h2>\n

In addition to catching instances to prevent bullying, technology solutions can support your bullying prevention efforts. It is essential that your district\u2019s technology products can do the following:<\/p>\n