4. Appendix to Minutes (06/11/24) — Anaheim City Council, January 14, 2025

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Dear City Council,
I am not in agreement with the City of Anaheim suggestion of usage of the Assessor Parcel No. 126-602-31. I feel the 47-unit intergenerational affordable rental housing project is not a good fit for our community. I see this project as repeating history example; hotel row down Beach Blvd. with occasional prostitutes and then of course the housing of the homeless in the hotels without any counseling, education or support to better themselves to improve their lives. So once again our community is going to have to pay for what was not learned from the past. Not only financially but socially.

Because if these rentals are for the homeless and extremely low income our community will be seeing more drug addicts, individuals with mental illness and an increase in crime in our area that only has a small police substation that is not regularly staffed What we need in our area is something that will bring the community out of their homes, provide entertainment for the young and elderly. Plus be more nature orientated example: trees, walk through water fountain and other fun things.

I have a major question that needs to be answered. Who is going to be responsible for this structure once the land lease is expired? I see West Anaheim again will have to pay the price!
If we continue to proceed with this project I see history will continue to repeat itself until we right the wrong!
Sincerely your neighbor,
Ronda Larsen, Anaheim, CA. 92804
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PleasefindlettersofsupportfortheIntergenerational Affordable RentalDevelopment, attached.

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TO: Mayor and City Councilmembers of the City ofAnaheim RE: Support forAgenda Items 2A and 2B, Affordable Rental Housing Development Orange County United Way (OCUW) writes today to express our support for the Intergenerational Affordable Rental Housing Project that is under consideration atBeach Boulevard and Lincoln Avenue. This proposal would contribute 46 units of high-quality affordable housing units for seniors and young adults aging out of the foster care system. This development is meeting a crucial and growing need in our community for two extremely vulnerable populations who are facing housing insecurity. Proactively supporting affordable housing is one of the necessary elements to preventing homelessness and building the communities we want to see in Orange County. We have been active in educating the community about how the housing crisis affects both young adults and seniors, and our staff would be happy to provide to the Council, City Staff, or any concerned citizens who are interested in housing solutions for addressing a crisis that concerns Anaheim residents.

In 2018, OCUW launched United toEnd Homelessness, a powerful collaboration among Orange County’s top business, philanthropic, government, faith-based, and non-profit leaders committed to ending homelessness and ensuring housing and services are available for every individual who may need them. United toEnd Homelessness has been an influential voice in advocating for housing as the solution to end homelessness, and OCUW has always supported and maintained that affordable, stable housing is the building block to success. We are eager to be a resource to you in finding solutions to serve your entire community. Thank you for your support of the intergenerational affordable housing development atBeach and Lincoln. We are grateful to you for your willingness to improve the lives of those in-need in our community. Sincerely, Susan B. Parks President & CEO
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TO: Mayor and City Councilmembers of the City ofAnaheim RE: Support forAgenda Items 2A and 2B, Affordable Rental Housing Development Orange County United Way (OCUW) writes today to express our support for the Intergenerational Affordable Rental Housing Project that is under consideration atBeach Boulevard and Lincoln Avenue. This proposal would contribute 46 units of high-quality affordable housing units for seniors and young adults aging out of the foster care system. This development is meeting a crucial and growing need in our community for two extremely vulnerable populations who are facing housing insecurity. Proactively supporting affordable housing is one of the necessary elements to preventing homelessness and building the communities we want to see in Orange County. We have been active in educating the community about how the housing crisis affects both young adults and seniors, and our staff would be happy to provide to the Council, City Staff, or any concerned citizens who are interested in housing solutions for addressing a crisis that concerns Anaheim residents.

Lawrence R. Armstrong Becks Heyhoe Chair, U2EH Leadership Council Executive Director, United toEnd Homelessness SusanaBarrios
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Re: Item # 15RESOLUTION NO. ARESOLUTION OFTHECITYCOUNCIL OFTHECITYOFANAHEIM formingtheAnaheim TourismImprovement DistrictAdvisoryBoard
DearMayorandCityCouncilMembers,
Iamwri?ngtoyouonbehalfoftheresortcommunity regardingtheAdvisoryBoardfortheAnaheimTourism Improvement District (ATID). Wehavecarefully reviewed thestareportforthisitemandnotedthatitdesignates only twospotsforhoteliersontheadvisory board.

Thestateauditor'sreport, however, clearlystatesthattheadvisoryboardshouldinclude "some" hoteliers. Theterm some" generallymeansmorethanacoupleandmorethanafew, whichtypicallyimpliesaminimumoffourormore.

Giventhisguidance, werespec?ullyrequestthattheCityCouncilamendtheresolu?ontoincludeatleastfourhoteliers ontheadvisoryboard.

Increasing thenumberofhotelierswillensurebe?errepresenta?onandamorebalancedperspec?veontheboard, whichiscrucialforeec?velyaddressing theneedsandconcernsofourindustry. Thisadjustment willalsoalignwiththe stateauditor'srecommenda?ons, therebyenhancing theboard'scompliance andlegi?macy.

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IamwritingasahospitalityworkerwhoworksinAnaheimtourgetheCityCounciltoadopt theHotelWorkerProtectionOrdinance. Ourcommunityhasspoken: over25,000Anaheim voterssignedpetitionsinsupportoftheinitiative!
Adoptingthispolicywouldgivehospitalityworkersthetoolstoprotectthemselvesfromsexual assault, ensurefairpayforheavyworkloads, andguaranteedecentwagesamidOrange County’saffordablehousingcrisis. PleasemakesuretheCityofAnaheimiswatchingoutfor itsvulnerableworkersandgivingthemthedignityandrespecttheydeserve.

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CAStateAssemblyBillAB3212Pupils useofsmartphones priorbillAB272Muratsuchi.

Pupils: useofsmartphones:

SECTION 1. TheLegislature findsanddeclares allofthefollowing:
a) Thereisgrowing evidence thatunrestricted useofsmartphones bypupilsat elementary andsecondary schoolsduringtheschooldayinterferes withtheeducational mission oftheschools, lowerspupilperformance, particularly amonglow-achieving pupils, promotes cyberbullying, andcontributes toanincrease inteenage anxiety, depression, andsuicide.
b) InSeptember 2018, France adopted anationwide smartphone baninallprimary and middleschools inordertopromote pupilachievement andhealthy socialdevelopment. c) TheLondonSchoolofEconomics andPolitical Science published aMay2015study thatfoundthattestscores improved significantly atschools thatbanned mobilephone use, andthatthemostsignificant gains inpupilperformance weremadebythemost disadvantaged andunderachieving pupils. Thestudyconcluded that “schools could significantly reduce theeducation achievement gapbyprohibiting mobilephoneusein schools.”
d) Dr. JeanTwenge, whoisaprofessor ofpsychology atSanDiegoStateUniversity, published abookin2017entitled “iGen,” whichpresents evidence ofanincrease in depression andsuicide amongAmerican teenagers thatmaybecaused byincreased mobiledevicescreentimeandsocialmedia use. According toDr. Twenge, 8thgrade pupilswhospend10ormorehoursperweekonsocialmediaare56percentmorelikely todescribe themselves asunhappy thanthosewhodevotelesstimetosocialmedia.

Moreover, teenagers whospendthreehoursperdayormoreonelectronic devices are35 percent morelikelytodemonstrate riskfactors forsuicide, suchassuicidal ideation, and teenagers whospendfiveormorehoursperdayontheirdevices are71percent more likelytodemonstrate ariskfactorforsuicide.

CAStateAssemblyBillAB3212Pupils useofsmartphones priorbillAB272Muratsuchi.

Pupils: useofsmartphones: Thesetwopiecesoflegislation flawedtowhatfieldresearch hasshownmanyschools don’twanttoenactsuchastheGardenGroveUnifiedSchool Districttheytookapopular survey fromthecommunity astobancellphones. Asthe resulttheytheSchoolBoardelecttoleaveitwithnorealverbiage justpassdowntothe principles.

Manynewsstoriesacross theinternetofchildren beingbulliedhavingcellphones during schoolhours reported Ringgold School Districtiscracking downoncellphoneuse, prohibiting students fromusingthemwhileatschoolorondistrictproperty inhopes toreducefightsandcyberbullying, KDKAreported:
2 Research showsapatternwherereported bullying isreported totheschooltothenbe ignored assuchchildren arecomecommitting suicide ataveryyoungage, aboveaPDF Testimony fromahearingU.S. Senate abypartisan action toProtect ourchildren online furtherbelowisthefullhearing https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/committeeactivity/hearings/protecting-our-children-onlineAmother spokehowhersonwasgivena cellphoneduringhishighschoolwherehewasbulliedthentheyfamilyfoundhimdead byhanging himself.

Whatisbullying?
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Inapressrelease, thedistrict saiditsschoolpolicedepartment documented 56criminal incidents lastyearwhere students usedtheircellphones toplanfights, harass other students andvandalize schoolproperty. Thedistrictalsosaidthatthecommunication between students onphones included planning “vapinggatherings” inschoolbathrooms andothercriminal mischief, theCBSNewsaffiliate reported.

Inanefforttocurbthistrend, anewelectronic devicepolicyhasbeenenacted forthe 2022-2023school year,” therelease said.

Inthenewpolicy, students willnolongerbeabletousetheirphones inclassrooms, lockerrooms, bathrooms orontheschoolbus.

According tothedistrictwebsite, “TheBoardprohibits useofelectronic devices by students duringtheschooldayindistrictbuildings; ondistrict property; ondistrict buses andvehicles; andduringthetimestudents areunderthesupervision ofthedistrict.” Additionally, theschoolboardsaidit’sadopting thepolicy, “inordertosupport an education environment thatisorderly, safeandsecurefordistrict students and employees.”Someparents agreewiththenewpolicy.
school-district-is-banning-cell-phones-inthe-hopes-of-reducing-fights-and-cyberbullying.html.

Protecting OurChildren Online
3 Thank you, Chairman Durbin, Ranking Member Graham, andmembers ofthecommittee.

My
nameisKristinBride. Iamasurvivor parent andsocialmediareform advocate, and member of
thebipartisan CouncilforResponsible Social Media.

Iamtestifying heretodaytobringafacetotheharmsoccurring everydayresulting from the
unchecked powerofthesocialmedia industry. ThisismysonCarsonBridewithbeautiful blue
eyes, anamazing smile, andagreatsense ofhumor, whowillbeforever16yearsold. As involved parents raisingourtwosonsinOregon, wethoughtweweredoingeverything right. We
waiteduntilCarsonwasin8thgradetogivehimhisfirstcellphone, anoldphonewithno apps.

Wetalkedtoourboysaboutonlinesafetyandtheimportance ofnever sending anything online
thatyouwouldn’twantyournameandfacenexttoonabillboard. Carson followed these guidelines. Yettragedy stillstruckourfamily.
https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/committee-activity/hearings/protecting-our-childrenonline Bullying isrepetitive, intentionally aggressive behavior — inperson oronline — that causeshurtordiscomfort toanother person. Bullying comes inmanyforms: violentor unwanted physical contact, behavior meanttoprovoke afightorconfrontation, verbal comments meanttobelittle, demean orcontrol, orotherkindsofactions withtheintent ofharassing, humiliating orotherwise causing emotional and/orphysical discomfort.

Bullying mayfeelandbeunprovoked, andvictimsoftenexperience powerlessness to defend themselves.

Eveniftheinteraction isbrief, bullying oftencauses morethanmomentary physicalor emotional discomfort. According totheAmerican Psychological Association, beingthe recipient ofbullying, especially ifrepeated, cancontribute tomentalhealthproblems suchasanxietyanddepression. Victimsofbullyingoftenhavetroubleadjusting to school, feelunhappy orunsafe, experience loneliness andwithdrawal, andcanevenhave thoughts ofsuicide. They’realsomorelikelytoberejected bytheirpeers. 4 Typesofbullying
Whilecyberbullying andofflinebullying happen indifferent ways, they’rebothdestructive tothevictims:

Offlinebullying isbullyinginperson intheformofphysical threatsorviolence and/orverbaltaunts, threatsorinsults.

Cyberbullying isbullying online, intheformofemails, instant messages, orsocial mediaposts.

Bullying isunfortunately quitecommon, especially online. The2019YouthRiskBehavior Survey¹ foundthatnearly1in4highschool students experience in-person bullyingor aggression; thisissignificantly higherforgirlsandforLGBTQ+ students andstudents questioning theirsexual identity.

Cyberbullying isevenmorecommon thanofflinebullying. About37% ofyoungpeople between theagesof12and17havebeenbulliedonlineand30% havehadithappen morethanonce. And, it’squitecommon foryouthbeingbulliedofflinetoalsobebullied online.

In-person bullying andcyberbullying oftenoverlap — students maystartrumors orfights onlineandcontinue theaggressive behavior inschools orcommunity settings where theyencounter eachotherinperson. Conversely, bullying behavior maystartinperson andthencontinue inonlinespaces. Rumors, veiledinsults, purposely excluding someone, andevendirtylooksornonverbal cuesareallformsofcovertbullying.

It’snotonlycommon tobeavictimofbullying asanadolescent, engaging inbullying behavior isalsoquitecommon; 23% ofstudents inalargenational studyreported that they’vesaidordonesomething meanorcrueltoanotherperson online, with27% reporting thatthey’veexperienced thesamefromsomeone else.

Basile, K. C., Clayton, H. B., DeGue, S., Gilford, J. W., Vagi, K. J., Suarez, N. A., … & Lowry, R. ( 2020). Interpersonal Violence VictimizationAmongHighSchoolStudents— Youth RiskBehaviorSurvey, United States, 2019. MMWR supplements, 69(1), 28. What arethesignsofbullying? It’
simportantorecognize thesignsofbullying — for ourselvesandothers — so thatwecan takeactionwhensomeoneweknoworloveisbeing bullied. According tostopbullying. govthiscanmanifestorshowupinmanydifferentwaysincluding: Unexplained injuries Missing
ordestroyed clothing orpossessionsFrequently
feelingorfakingsickSuddenly
skipping mealsorbingeeating; kids maycomehomefromschoolhungry because theydidn’teatlunchDifficulty
sleeping orfrequentnightmares5
Declining academic performance orinterest
Unexplained orsudden socialavoidance orlossoffriendships Feelings ofhelplessness ordecreased selfesteem
Self-destructive behaviors suchasrunning away fromhome, self-harm, orsuicidal ideation
Inpartnership withInstagram, JEDhascreated aPressure ToBePerfectToolkit, aimed athelping tofreeusfromthepressure ofthinking weneedtoconform toacertainsetof standards whenwepost. Italsohelps youmovefromamindset ofcomparing yourself withotherstoonewhereyou’rethoughtfully sharingyourself withothers tomakeyour timeonInstagram moreintentional andrewarding.

Kidswhoarebulliedathomebysiblings aremorelikelytobetargeted atschool according totheAPA
HigherADHDsymptoms areassociated withbullying victimization Girlsaremorelikelythanboystobebothvictimsandperpetrators ofcyber bullying, with15% ofteengirlshavingbeenthetargetofatleastfourdifferent kindsofabusive onlinebehaviors (compared with6% ofboys) AbouthalfofLGBTQ+ students experience onlineharassment — aratehigherthan average
Bullying behaviors oftenstemfromwideformsofharassment/discrimination such asreligion, ableism, homophobia, racism, classism, etc.

Causes forbullying
Anyone canengage inbullying behavior. Manyofushavetheexperience ofbeingmore aggressive orofusinglessthankindtactics togetwhatwewantatsomepointinlife, oftenwhenwe’reyoungandlearning aboutrelationships. Mostofus, however, learnfrom theseexperiences andfigureouthowtoadvocate forwhatwewantorexpress angerin healthier ways. Sometimes, peoplefeelsounabletoaskforwhattheywantorneedor havesomuchpentupangeroranxiety, thattheyabuseormanipulate otherpeople. It’s unsurprising thenthatpeoplewhoengage inbullying regularly tendtohavelowselfesteem, lowacademic achievement, andsymptoms ofanxiety.

Familymembers’ involvement ingangs
Poorparental supervision
6 Parental conflict
Domestic violence
Lowparental communication
Lackofparental emotional support
Authoritarian parenting
Inappropriate discipline
Parental abuse
Children ofsingleparents, especially whenrelationships withtheparentarestrained or distant, arealsoatriskofbecoming perpetrators ofbullying, asareboyssuffering from depression.

Recognizing bullying
Peoplewho’vebeenbulliedarealsoatheightened riskofbullying andviceversa, depending onotherpersonal andlifecharacteristics. Forexample, inastudyofover 3,0007thgradestudents, bullying victimswithhigherself-esteem weremorelikelyto engage infuturebullying perpetration, whereas victimswithlowerself-esteem wereless likelytobullyinthefuture. Whilenoneofuswanttothinkthatwewouldeverbethe bully, it’simportant tonotethatsomeone engaging inbullying maynotrecognize itas bullying, despitehowclearitmaybetoothers.

Sowhataresomesignsthatwemightbedoingthebullying?
Oftenfeeling resentful, jealousorlikewe’renotgettingtherecognition we deserve.

Struggling withempathy andbecoming aggressive whenwe’reunhappy with someone; thiscouldbeloudorquiet (e.g., passive aggression) Upsetting peoplearound us — causing themtobeagitated ortearful inreaction to ourmoodsandbehaviors.

Fromanemotional healthperspective, perpetuating bullying isassociated withanxiety, depression, susceptibility topeerpressure, endorsement of “masculine” traits, conduct problems, antisocial personality traits, andcallous-unemotional traits. Butthiscycle doesn’thavetocontinue andtherearewaystogethelpandcope.

Ifyouthinkyou’rebeingbulliedorthinkyou’reabully, checkoutourHowtoCopewith Bullying article. Andifyouneedhelpimmediately, text “START” to741-741orcall1-800- 273-TALK (8255).

Taketheself-evaluator.

Areyouastudent? Findmentalresources onyourcampus.

Areyouaneducator? Bringmentalhealth curriculum toyourschool.

You’reNotAlone
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Lookatthis: Tennessee highschool student pepper sprays teacherinvideo Thestudent canbeseenslowlywalkingupbehindherteacher beforespraying himon theleftsideofhisface, sending himtohisknees inthehallwayatAntioch HighSchool inNashville
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12060643/Tennessee-high-school-studentpepper-sprays-teacher-confiscated-phone.html?ito=email_share_article-image-share DallasNews.com: Richardson ISDmayplacenewrestriction onsecondary student cellphone use
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2022/08/08/richardson-isd-may-place-new-restrictionon-secondary-student-cellphone-use/+ 8 ACalifornia highschoolfoundstudents' cellphones toodistracti Statelawmakers introduce billtolimitcellphone useinschools Kidsareusingphones inclass, evenwhenit’sagainst therules.

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Aswillseefromthisletterthatchildren sufferfromtoomanyhoursfromsocialmedia, theybecome unabletoaccess socialskillsexercise, pastgenerations itwasnormalto leavethehousetoplaywhilelearning socialskills.

Schools reported intheDailyMailTroubling mapreveals thestaggering numberof schools thataresoftontroublemakers - soareYOUR kidsindanger? CAStateAssemblyBillAB3212Pupils useofsmartphones priorbillAB272Muratsuchi.

Pupils: useofsmartphones:

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10 Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 73
RESOLUTION CHAPTER 158
Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 73— Relative to Blue Light Awareness Day.

Filed with Secretary of State September 19, 2019.]
legislative counsel’ s digest
SCR 73, Pan. Blue Light Awareness Day.

This measure would designate October 10 of each year as Blue Light Awareness Day in California.

WHEREAS, There are over 80 million electronic devices with digital screens in the State of California; and
WHEREAS, Screen time viewing with electronic devices exceeds over nine hours per day; and
WHEREAS, The increased usage of, and access to, digital devices by young children and adolescents is an acute area of concern, as ophthalmologists, optometrists, and medical researchers continue to learn more about the short-term effects of increasing and cumulative exposure to artificial blue light on the developing human eye and mental health at a young age, along with long-term potential cumulative effects on adult eye health and mental development; and
WHEREAS, The scientific community and recent studies have identified growing concerns over potential long-term eye and health impacts for all age groups from digital screen usage and cumulative blue light exposure emitted from digital devices; and
WHEREAS, Blue light has been reported to cause visual discomfort in 65 percent of Americans; and
WHEREAS, Blue light has been associated with possible harmful effects on retinal cell physiology linked to the high- energy, short wavelength in the narrow range of 415–455 nanometers; and
WHEREAS, Cumulative blue light exposure from digital devices has been shown to disrupt sleep cycles by suppressing the natural release of melatonin and has also been linked to premature aging of the retina, which could accelerate potential long-term vision problems such as age-related macular degeneration, decreased alertness, and memory and emotional regulation impacts; and
WHEREAS, Screen time can take a toll on vision health and comfort, leading to symptoms of digital eye strain and dry, irritated eyes; and WHEREAS, Given the growing body of research around the breadth and scope of potential eye and systemic health impacts related to blue light exposure, the State of California encourages citizens, particularly children, 97 to consider taking protective safety measures in reducing eye exposure to high- energy visible blue light; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby designates October 10 of each year as Blue Light Awareness Day in California; and be it further Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.

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97 Res. Ch. 158 2 —
Assembly Bill No. 272
CHAPTER 42
An act to add Section 48901. 7 to the Education Code, relating to pupils.

Approved by Governor July 1, 2019. Filed with Secretary of State July 1, 2019.]
legislative counsel’ s digest
AB 272, Muratsuchi. Pupils: use of smartphones.

Existing law authorizes the governing board of a school district or its designee to regulate the possession or use of any electronic signaling device that operates through the transmission or receipt of radio waves, including, but not limited to, paging and signaling equipment, by pupils of the school district while the pupils are on campus, attending school- sponsored activities, or under the supervision or control of school district employees.

This bill would explicitly authorize the governing body of a school district, a county office of education, or a charter school to adopt a policy to limit or prohibit the use by its pupils of smartphones while the pupils are at a schoolsite or while the pupils are under the supervision and control of an employee or employees of that school district, county office of education, or charter school. The bill would, however, specify circumstances in which a pupil could not be prohibited from possessing or using a smartphone.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
a) There is growing evidence that unrestricted use of smartphones by pupils at elementary and secondary schools during the schoolday interferes with the educational mission of the schools, lowers pupil performance, particularly among low-achieving pupils, promotes cyberbullying, and contributes to an increase in teenage anxiety, depression, and suicide. b) In September 2018, France adopted a nationwide smartphone ban in all primary and middle schools in order to promote pupil achievement and healthy social development.
c) The London School of Economics and Political Science published a May 2015 study that found that test scores improved significantly at schools that banned mobile phone use, and that the most significant gains in pupil performance were made by the most disadvantaged and underachieving pupils. The study concluded that “ schools could significantly reduce the education achievement gap by prohibiting mobile phone use in schools.” d) Dr. Jean Twenge, who is a professor of psychology at San Diego State University, published a book in 2017 entitled “ iGen,” which presents 95 evidence of an increase in depression and suicide among American teenagers that may be caused by increased mobile device screen time and social media use. According to Dr. Twenge, 8th grade pupils who spend 10 or more hours per week on social media are 56 percent more likely to describe themselves as unhappy than those who devote less time to social media. Moreover, teenagers who spend three hours per day or more on electronic devices are 35 percent more likely to demonstrate risk factors for suicide, such as suicidal ideation, and teenagers who spend five or more hours per day on their devices are 71 percent more likely to demonstrate a risk factor for suicide.

SEC. 2. Section 48901.7 is added to the Education Code, to read:
48901. 7. ( a) The governing body of a school district, a county office of education, or a charter school may adopt a policy to limit or prohibit the use by its pupils of smartphones while the pupils are at a schoolsite or while the pupils are under the supervision and control of an employee or employees of that school district, county office of education, or charter school. b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a pupil shall not be prohibited from possessing or using a smartphone under any of the following circumstances:
1) In the case of an emergency, or in response to a perceived threat of danger.
2) When a teacher or administrator of the school district, county office of education, or charter school grants permission to a pupil to possess or use a smartphone, subject to any reasonable limitation imposed by that teacher or administrator.
3) When a licensed physician and surgeon determines that the possession or use of a smartphone is necessary for the health or well-being of the pupil. 4) When the possession or use of a smartphone is required in a pupil’ s individualized education program.

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95 Ch. 42 2 —
1 Testimony of Kristin Bride
United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Hearing on Protecting Our Children Online
February 14, 2023
Thank you, Chairman Durbin, Ranking Member Graham, and members of the committee. My name is Kristin Bride. I am a survivor parent and social media reform advocate, and member of the bipartisan Council for Responsible Social Media.

I am testifying here today to bring a face to the harms occurring every day resulting from the unchecked power of the social media industry. This is my son Carson Bride with beautiful blue eyes, an amazing smile, and a great sense of humor, who will be forever 16 years old. As involved parents raising our two sons in Oregon, we thought we were doing everything right. We waited until Carson was in 8th grade to give him his first cell phone, an old phone with no apps.

It was June 2020; Carson had just gotten his first summer job making pizzas, and after a successful first night of training, he wrote his upcoming work schedule on our kitchen calendar.

We expressed how proud we were of him for finding a job during the pandemic. In so many ways, it was a wonderful night, and we were looking forward to summer. The next morning, I woke to the complete shock and horror that Carson had hung himself in our garage while we slept.

In the weeks that followed, we learned that Carson had been viciously cyberbullied by his Snapchat friends,” his high school classmates who were using the anonymous apps Yolo and LMK on Snapchat to hide their identities. It wasn’ t until Carson was a freshman in high school that we finally allowed him to have social media because that was how all the students were making new connections. What we didn’ t know is that apps like Yolo and LMK were using popular social media platforms to promote anonymous messaging to hundreds of millions of teen users.

After his death, we discovered that Carson had received nearly 100 negative, harassing, sexually explicit, and humiliating messages, including 40 in just one day. He asked his tormentors to swipe up” and identify themselves so they could talk things out in person. No one ever did. The last search on his phone before Carson ended his life was for hacks to find out the identities of his abusers.

Anonymous apps like Whisper, Sarahah, and YikYak have a long history of enabling cyberbullying, leading to teen suicides. 1 The critical flaws in these platforms are compounded by the fact that teens do not typically report being cyberbullied. They are too fearful that their phones to which they are completely addicted will be taken away or that they will be labeled a snitch by their friends.
2 Yolo’ s own policies stated that they would monitor for cyberbullying and reveal the identities of those who do so. I reached out to Yolo on 4 separate occasions in the months following Carson’ s death, letting them know what happened to my son and asking them to follow their own policies.

I was ignored all 4 times. At this point, I decided to fight back.

I filed a National Class Action Lawsuit in May 2021, against Snap Inc., Yolo, and LMK.2 We believe Snap Inc. suspended Yolo and LMK from their platform because of our advocacy.

However, our complaint against Yolo and LMK for product liability design defects and fraudulent product misrepresentation was dismissed in the Central District Court of California last month, citing Section 230 immunity. 3 And still, new anonymous apps like NGL and sendit are appearing on social media platforms and charging teens subscription fees to reveal the messenger or provide useless hints.

I speak before you today with the tremendous responsibility to represent the many other parents who have also lost their children to social media harms. In the audience are Rose Bronstein from Illinois who lost her son Nate and Christine McComas from Maryland who lost her daughter Grace, both to suicide after being viciously cyberbullied over social media. Our numbers continue to grow exponentially with teen deaths from dangerous online challenges fed to them on TikTok, sextortion over Facebook, fentanyl- laced drugs purchased over Snapchat, and deaths from eating disorder content over Instagram. I have included the stories of my fellow survivor parent advocates in this written testimony.

Let us be clear— these are not coincidences, accidents, or unforeseen consequences. They are the direct result of products designed to hook and monetize America’ s children.

It should not take grieving parents filing lawsuits on behalf of their dead children to hold this industry accountable for their dangerous and addictive product designs. Federal legislation like the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), which requires social media companies to have a duty of care when designing their products for America’ s children, is long overdue. We need our lawmakers to step up, put politics aside, and finally protect all children online.

Thank you for this opportunity, and I look forward to answering your questions. 3 Cyberbullying Frequency ( 2022, Pew Research Center) 4 US Teens aged 13-17 reported:
46% experienced cyberbullying, with offensive name calling being the most common type of harassment
22% had false rumors spread about them
17% received explicit images they didn't ask for
15% report being constantly asked where they are; what they are doing or who they are with by someone other than a parent
10% reported receiving physical threats
7% reported having explicit images of them shared without their consent Cyberbullying Impact ( 2018, Cyberbullying Research Center) 5 Cyberbullying is more devastating than traditional bullying because:

The victim may not know who is bullying them due to anonymity.

Hurtful actions go viral which increases the audience and aggressors to limitless.

It is easier to be cruel on-line as no social cues exist.

Cyberbullying and Suicidal Ideations ( 2022, JAMA Network Open Study) 6 Cyberbullying was the #1 cause of suicidal ideations in adolescents aged 10-13 years old based on a study of 10,414 United States adolescents.

Cyberbullying Reporting:

Reasons teens don’ t report cyberbullying ( 2021) 7:

Fear of losing their access to their technology:
o The Pew Research Center reports that 65% of parents have taken away a teen’ s phone or internet privileges as punishment. 8
They don’ t want to be seen as snitch and lose even more social status.

Ashamed for being a target
Parent Concerns ( 2023, Pew Research) 9
35% of parents are worried that their kids may be bullied ( 2nd to Anxiety and Depression) 4 Citations:
1Ian Martin, Hugely Popular NGL App Offers Teenagers Anonymity In Comments About Each other June 29, 2022), FORBES at https:// www.forbes. com/ sites/ iainmartin/ 2022/ 06/29/hugely- popular- nglapp- offers-teenagers- anonymity- in-comments- about- each- other/ 2Bride et al. v. Snap Inc., Yolo Technologies Inc., Lightspace Inc., No. 21-cv-6680 ( Central District of California), ECF No. 1 (Class Action Complaint)
3Bride et al. v. Snap Inc., Yolo Technologies Inc., Lightspace Inc., No. 21-cv-6680 ( Central District of California), ECF No. 142 ( Order Dismissing Complaint)
4Vogels, E. (2022, Dec 15), Teens and Cyberbullying 2022, Pew Research Center, https:// www.pewresearch. org/internet/ 2022/ 12/15/teens- and- cyberbullying- 2022/ 5Hinduja, Sameer PhD., Patchin, Justin W. PhD., Cyberbullying, identification, Prevention and Response, 2018) at https:// cyberbullying. org/Cyberbullying- Identification- Prevention- Response- 2018.pdf 6Arnon S, Brunstein Klomek A, Visoki E, et al. (2022), Association of Cyberbullying Experiences and Perpetration With Suicidality in Early Adolescence ( 2022). JAMA Network Open. 2022; 5(6):e2218746. doi:10.1001/ jamanetworkopen. 2022.18746
7 Dong, Menga, ( 2021, Feb 9), Why Teens Don’ t Report Cyberbullying at https:// desis.osu.edu/seniorthesis/ index.php/2021/02/09/why-teens-dont-report-cyberbullying/ 8 Pew Research Statistics ( 2016, Jan 7), Parents Teens & Digital Monitoring at https:// www.pewresearch. org/internet/ 2016/01/07/parents- teens-and-digital-monitoring/ 9 Pew Research Statistics from Pew Research Center https:// www.axios. com/2023/ 01/29/kids-parentsmental- health- depression- anxiety 5 Social Media Harms Parent Survivor Advocates
Tawainna Anderson, Pennsylvania
Tawainna lost her 10- year-old daughter, Nylah, last year when she tried the “ Blackout Challenge” in a closet of their home. TikTok’ s algorithm served Nylah a video featuring the dangerous challenge on her " For You" page. Tawainna discovered her daughter’ s body next to her phone, and the strangulation marks on her neck suggested she desperately tried to free herself before she died.

Joann Bogard, Indiana
Joann’ s son Mason died at age 15 years old after he participated in a challenge he’ d seen on YouTube called “ the Choking Game.” He was rushed to the hospital, but his parents had to make the heart wrenching decision to take him off life support and donate his organs. In the years since, Joann has reported hundreds of choking game videos to YouTube, TikTok, and other platforms but they have universally told her the videos don’ t violate their guidelines, despite killing hundreds of children like Mason, because they have a commercial interest in maximizing content on their platforms.

Kristin Bride, Oregon
Kristin’ s son, Carson was 16 years old when he died by suicide after he was viciously cyberbullied by his high school “ Snapchat Friends” who were using the anonymous apps Yolo and LMK to hide their identities. Carson received over 100 humiliating, threatening and sexually explicit messages before he ended his life. The last search on his phone was for hacks to find out who was abusing him. When Kristin repeatedly contacted Yolo asking them to follow their own stated policies for monitoring and revealing the identities of those who cyberbully on their platform, she was ignored all 4 times.

Rose Bronstein, Illinois
Rose’ s son Nate was 15 years old when he died by suicide after he was viciously cyberbullied by over 20 high school classmates. Nate received hateful and threatening messages via iMessage. A Snapchat message was created by a classmate and reposted 7 times by others. It included threats of physical harm and death. The Snapchat quickly went viral and reached hundreds of Chicago area students. Nate also received a separate Snapchat message that read “ go kill yourself”.

LaQuanta Hernandez, Texas
LaQuanta’ s 13- year- old daughter, Jazmine, was cyberbullied for months via TikTok and Instagram on the basis of her race. The bullies sent her racist comments and photos, including photoshopping her face onto Emmett Till’ s body after being lynched by the KKK. Instagram took over three days to take down the posts. Jazmine was too scared to sleep in her own bed until the posts were taken down.
6 Tracy Kemp, Texas
Tracy’ s 14- year- old son Brayden was among a group of Black students who were targeted by racist cyberbullies on Instagram and Snapchat. The accounts used the school’ s name and logo and called on other students to take and submit pictures of Black students without their consent.

She says the racist cyberbullying has drastically affected her son’ s mental health. The anonymity these platforms provide encourages this type of abusive and bullying behavior.

Rosemarie Maneri, New York
Shylynn was 16 years old when she was contacted by an adult via Facebook who coerced her into sending inappropriate photos of herself. Although she tried to block him, he reached out to her best friend and her best friend’ s mom to get back into her life. He then threatened to release her photos to her friends and family if she did not continue to send him photos and continue the relationship with him. Embarrassed, scared and not knowing what to do to make it all go away, Shylynn died from suicide at just 18 years old.

Christine McComas, Maryland
Christine’ s 14-year- old daughter Grace went from being a joyful, active teen to death by suicide in less than a year after malicious, death- wishing and dehumanizing cyber- abuse on Twitter.

Christine screenshot the abuse and sought help from multiple public agencies including schools, police and the court system to no avail. The screenshot proof of social media abuse led to the unanimous passage of Maryland' s criminal statute named Grace' s Law less than a year after her death. An update to Grace' s Law (2.0) was passed in 2019 to keep up with digital dangers.

Annie McGrath, Wisconsin
Annie’ s son Griffin died at 13 years old after he participated in an online challenge called “ the Choking Game.” Griffin had a YouTube channel and was trying to get more likes and comments on his videos, which may have tempted him to participate in the dangerous challenge.

Maurine Molak, Texas
David Molak died by suicide at the age of 16 after months of devastating and relentless cyberbullying by a group of students on Instagram, text, video, and GroupMe. Bullies threatened him and told him he should never go back to school. The cyberbullying left him feeling helpless and hopeless because neither he nor his parents could make it stop.

Amy Neville, Arizona
At 14, Amy’ s son, Alexander Neville, had his whole life ahead of him until he took a single pill that he was led to believe was oxycodone. However, it contained deadly fentanyl. Snapchat made it easy for a drug dealer to connect with him. Unfortunately, Alexander’ s case is not a one off situation. This happens everyday all across our country. 7 Erin Popolo, New Jersey
Erin's daughter, Emily Murillo, was a special education student who was bullied in person for most of her school career. During the pandemic shutdown, the bullies continued to reach out to her via Snapchat and Instagram. At 17 years old Emily lost hope that she would ever be viewed as ‘ normal’ by her peers and died by suicide in January of 2021. The bullying continued as hackers hijacked Emily’ s Zoomed funeral, sending cruel messages, and posting inappropriate images on the Zoom for all of Emily’ s mourning family to see, until they finally had to stop the funeral.

Despina Prodromidis, New York
Despina’ s daughter Olivia died at 15 years old after meeting an adult stranger over Snapchat – a common problem across platforms who introduce kids to adult strangers to keep them engaged and online. This man gave her a drug which turned out to be pure fentanyl.

Neveen Radwan, California
Neveen’ s 15-year- old daughter, Mariam, was an avid user of several social media platforms at the time of her anorexia diagnosis. These apps constantly bombarded her with “ pro-ano” ( proanorexia) content. The algorithms targeted her with “ skinny challenges” and manipulated content that triggered her illness to an all-time high. She then embarked on a life-threatening journey of over 2 years, in multiple hospitals, and almost dying multiple times.

Mary Rodee, New York
Mary’ s son, Riley, died by suicide at 15 years old. He was sextorted on Facebook by an adult who pretended to be a teenage girl and then threatened to release compromising images of Riley unless he gave them thousands of dollars. Riley, ashamed and frightened, died just six hours after the contact began. Facebook never responded when Mary and Riley’ s father reported the incident.

Judy Rogg, California
Judy’ s son, Erik Robinson, died at 12 years old after participating in the “ choking challenge” that was and continues to be widely circulated on YouTube. Erik rarely used YouTube – he heard about the challenge from a friend who did, a sadly common pattern that shows even children whose parents don’ t allow them access to social media are vulnerable to its harms. Investigators determined that Erik died from this just the day after he learned about it. He had no idea that this could cause harm or death.

Deb Schmill, Massachusetts
Deb’ s daughter, Becca, died at 18 years old of fentanyl poisoning from drugs she and a friend purchased from a dealer they found on Snapchat. Becca was sexually assaulted at 15 by a boy she’ d met on social media and, shortly after the assault, her peers started cyberbullying her by text and over Snapchat. Becca turned to drugs to help ease the pain and was unaware the drugs she bought over Snapchat – a massive, nearly untraceable drug market thanks to the platform’ s design – contained fentanyl.

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Newresearch confirms whatparents haveknown allalong: Watching television is notgood fortoddlers. Astudy published inthewidely respected journal JAMA Pediatrics earlierthisweek found thatexposing children under2yearsoldto television orDVDwatching islinked to “atypical sensory processing” in toddlerhood.

According tothestudy, ledbyresearchers atDrexel University, children who watched TVorDVDsat12months oldweretwiceaslikely todevelop sensory behavioral differences by36months. After18months old, eachhourofscreen timewaslinked to20% increased likelihood ofsensory disorders.

These findings suggest thatdigital media exposure mightbeapotential risk factorforthedevelopment ofatypical sensory profiles,” according tothestudy, which included 1,472children, halfofwhom weremale.

Theresearchers looked at1,500caregiver surveys regarding theirchild’ssensory preferences, suchassensitivity to, preference fororavoidance ofdifferent noises, lightsandtextures. Thedatafromthestudywasgathered between 2011 and2014 — before theproliferation ofiPhones andiPads — whilethedata analysis wasperformed in2023.

TVasscreen timehasbeen consistently used — andsomemightsayoverused byparents sincethe1950s,” public health expert Julianna MinertoldFast Company. “Unlike theuseofsmartphones andtablets, forwhichwestillhave limited research ontherelationship between useandoutcomes, there’salotof peer-reviewed information outthere abouthowtelevision impacts kidsandtheir development.”
Another studypublished inJAMAPediatrics lastyearfound thatgreater screen timefor1-year-oldswaswaslinked todelayed speech andproblem-solving at ages2and4.

Whatissensory processing?
Sensory processing difficulties inchildren areoftenmanifested through strong reactions toloudnoises, brightlightsandotherexternal stimuli. Kidsmay express sensitivity about theclothing theyarewearing orstruggle withmotor 2 skills, according totheChildMindInstitute. Acondition calledsensory processing disorder typically occurs whenthebrainisn’tabletosynthesize all theinformation coming fromthesenses; it’sbeendescribed asa “traffic jamin yourhead.”
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Sensory processing disorder, orSPD, wasfirstidentified byoccupational therapist A. JeanAyres inthe1970s. Sensory disorder iscurrently notdiagnosed asaseparate medical condition, butistypically tiedtoother conditions like autism andADHD. While people ontheautism spectrum oftenexperience sensory issues, sensory behaviors canmanifest inthosewhoarenotonthespectrum.

Recommendations onscreen use
Pediatricians recommend thatchildren nothavescreen time, otherthanvideo chatting withanadult, untiltheyare18months old.

Between 18months and24months, screen timeshould onlyinclude educational content. Therecommended timelimitisaboutanhourperweekday and3hours onweekends fortoddlers ages2to5, according toAmerican Academy ofChild andAdolescent Psychiatry.

Otherresearch alsopoints toharmful effects ofscreen timeandsocial media on teens.

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Butit’snotjustchildren whose screen timeuseshould bemitigated. Astudy from Brigham YoungUniversity’sWheatley Institute found thatparents’ social media habits haveanevengreater impact onchildren thanthechildren’sownsocial media usage. Teens whose parents usedsocial media more often, according to thereport, reported higherratesofdepression.
3 While thenewAmerican Medical Association research onsensory issues sheds morelightontheeffects ofvideoandscreen time, thestudy saysthatmore research isneeded tounderstand whyscreen timeinearlylifeisassociated with sensory-related behaviors, andwhether minimizing screen timecanprevent any atypical sensory behaviors laterinlife.

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3 I’mopposed toCAStateAssembly AB3216 -2024asitscurrently writtenithasserious flawswithtimetobeaffective, thelanguage isweakcompared tootherstates language Thisbillwouldinstead require, nolaterthanJuly1, 2026, require thegoverning bodyofa schooldistrict, acounty officeofeducation, oracharter schooltoadoptto, byJuly1, 2026, develop andadopt, andtoupdate every5years, apolicytolimitorprohibit theuse byitspupilsofsmartphones whilethepupilsareataschoolsite orwhilethepupilsare underthesupervision andcontrolofanemployee oremployees ofthatschooldistrict, countyofficeofeducation, orcharter school, asprovided. Byimposing additional duties onlocaleducational agencies, thebillwouldconstitute astate-mandated local program.https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billStatusClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240 AB3216
I’mopposed toCAStateSB1283, asamended, Stern. Pupils: useofsmartphones and socialmedia. thelanguage isweakcompared tootherstateslanguage https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml? SB1283, asamended, Stern.

Pupils: useofsmartphones andsocialmedia.

AB3216, asamended, Hoover. Pupils: useofsmartphones.

Existing lawauthorizes thegoverning bodyofaschooldistrict, acountyofficeof education, oracharter schooltoadoptapolicytolimitorprohibit theusebyitspupilsof smartphones whilethepupilsareataschool siteorwhilethepupilsareunderthe supervision andcontrolofanemployee oremployees ofthatschool district, county officeofeducation, orcharter school. Existing law, however, specifies circumstances in whichapupilcouldnotbeprohibited frompossessing orusingasmartphone.

Thisbillwouldinstead require, nolaterthanJuly1, 2026, require thegoverning bodyofa schooldistrict, acounty officeofeducation, oracharter schooltoadoptto, byJuly1, 2026, develop andadopt, andtoupdate every5years, apolicy tolimitorprohibit theuse byitspupilsofsmartphones whilethepupilsareataschool siteorwhilethepupilsare underthesupervision andcontrolofanemployee oremployees ofthatschooldistrict, countyofficeofeducation, orcharter school, asprovided. Byimposing additional duties onlocaleducational agencies, thebillwouldconstitute astate-mandated localprogram.

Theoverwhelming evidence research thesetwocurrentbillsdon’tfullyaddress the prevention asdescribe withthesetwobillsasitwasintended. Belowarelinkstosupport and
Substantiating callingforabaninschools. ToBancellphonesuntil14yearsoldPhone BanProduces 'Remarkable' Change atOrange County, Fla., Schools 4 Inthefourmonths sinceOrange CountyPublicSchools inFloridabanned students fromusing cellphones atschool, teachers andstaffhaveseenpositive changes. Some students areirked theycan'tusephonesatlunch. FloridaGov. RonDeSantis signedabillonMonday thatwill prohibit children youngerthan14fromjoiningsocialmedia inthestate. Thosewhoare 14or15willneedaparent’sconsent beforetheyjoinaplatform.

Thebill, HB3, alsodirects socialmedia companies todeletetheexisting accounts of thosewhoareunder14. Companies thatfailtodosocouldbesuedonbehalfofthechild whocreates anaccount ontheplatform. Theminorcouldbeawarded upto $10,000in damages, according tothebill. Companies foundtobeinviolation ofthelawwouldalso beliableforupto $50,000perviolation, aswellasattorney’sfeesandcourtcosts. https://www.govtech.com/education/k-12/phone-ban-produces-remarkable-change-at-orangecounty-fla-schools AB3216withSB12832024aresilentwithpornography inschools’ campus aswellas schoolbushavinginstances havingpornography effects totheirwellbeing https://protectyoungeyes.com/5-ways-pornography-harms-children-teens/ WhileIwasa juniorhighyouthministry director, moms contacted mewithstoriesofhowtheirsonor daughter sawpornography onanother child’sdevicewhileridingtheschool bus.

Oneparticular storyinvolved afifth-gradeboywhohadaniPhone onthebus. Apparently, itusedtobehisfather’siPhone, andalthough thefatherthoughtthedevicewasclean, thefifth-gradechilddiscovered linkstopornography andproceeded toshowmanykids onthebusthisexciting discovery.
https://protectyoungeyes.com/the-case-for-removing-cell-phones-from-the-school-bus/ TheCAStateAB3216withSB12832024Cellphones language asafar-outdatetobegin effective action withgrowing reportsofcrimes, bullying, tolawsuits notrecognizing the CAStatepolicyfromCAStateSuperintendent Thurmond uniform complaint procedure is flatoutbroken noaccountability thusschoolsusethiswithtaxdollartoblockanyreal accountable, theywhodothisrequires ustosuethemusingtaxdollars todetoured any onefromchallenge themtooftentimeleadstocorruptions.

Tomany children aresuffering SCR73, Pan. BlueLightAwareness Day. Thismeasure woulddesignate October 10ofeachyearasBlueLightAwareness DayinCalifornia.

WHEREAS, Theincreased usage of, andaccess to, digitaldevices byyoungchildren and adolescents isanacuteareaofconcern, asophthalmologists, optometrists, andmedical researchers continue tolearnmoreabouttheshort-termeffectsofincreasing and cumulative exposure toartificial bluelightonthedeveloping human eyeandmental healthatayoungage, alongwithlong-termpotential cumulative effectsonadulteye healthandmental development; and
5 WHEREAS, Thescientific community andrecentstudies haveidentified growing concerns overpotential long-termeyeandhealthimpacts forallagegroupsfromdigital screenusageandcumulative bluelightexposure emitted fromdigital devices; and WHEREAS, Bluelighthasbeenreported tocausevisualdiscomfort in65percentof Americans; and
WHEREAS, Bluelighthasbeenassociated withpossible harmfuleffectsonretinalcell physiology linkedtothehigh-energy, shortwavelength inthenarrowrangeof415–455 nanometers; and:
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200SCR73 causes sleepdeprivation, myopia lossofeyesightaswellasworkcompclaims.

Thiseducation codeprovides theopportunity forlocalCollaborate withyourcounty officeofeducation withvarious experience hopefully willreviewwhathasbeen published toaddress gapsfromalgorithm creating dopamine addictions fromtoolong usages fromscreentime.

Review health education content standards andinstructional materials, ifoffered, todetermine alignment withmentalhealth education requirements perEd. Code 51925 (External Link) andotherhealth education requirements ScreenStrongTeensDiscussing ASmartphone freeChildhood Ijustfeellikeourchildren nowaresoaddicted now. Iusedthebook “RetrainYourChild'sBrain” byVictoria Dunckley before. I'mherelookingforanyadvice youcanoffer. Thank you!! ScreenStrongChallenge: 30-DayScreenDetoxforKids & Teens TheScreenStrong Challenge isthefirstsimplesteptoresetyourkids' screenhabits. For onemonth, youwillreplace theirvideogames, smartphones, andsocialmediawithnew andoldhobbies & interests, lifeskills, andfamilyconnections.

ACR-265California Computer ScienceEducation Month
Thiswassponsored byMicrosoft yetBillGatesandSteveJobswithknowing wouldharm thosewhoengage excessive usagetocreate
Thismeasure woulddesignate themonthofSeptember 2018asCalifornia Computer ScienceEducation Month. Themeasure wouldencourage schools, teachers, researchers, universities, business leaders, andpolicymakers toidentify mechanisms forteachers to receive cutting-edgeprofessional development toprovide sustainable learning 6 experiences incomputer science education andwouldencourage theexposure ofpupils tocomputer science concepts. Themeasure wouldalsoencourage opportunities tobe provided forfemales andunderrepresented minorities incomputer science..

Weknowasfarback2012thattomuchwascausing demised wellness, "President John F. Kennedy saidtechnology ‘hasnoconscience ofitsown. Whether itwillbecome a forceforgoodorilldepends onman.’ Yetswayed bydigital-agemyths, weareproviding ourchildren withremarkably littleguidance ontheiruseoftechnology.” ItwasAlbertEinstein whofamously saidthatonceyoustoplearning, youstartdying. It wasBillGateswhosaidthathewouldwanttheabilitytoreadfaster. Quotations byJohn F. Kennedy, “Children aretheworld'smostvaluable resource anditsbesthopeforthe future.

TheAnxious Generation: HowtheGreatRewiring ofChildhood IsCausing anEpidemic of MentalIllness2024,
Autism andScreen Time: Special Brains, Special Risks
Children withautism arevulnerable tothenegative effects ofscreen time. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mental-wealth/201612/autism-and-screen-timespecial-brains-special-risks Wasseriously flawedfromthestart. Research wasfoundfromthedocuments wasable todetermine fromobtaining nottowarrantyK-12schools’ education ACR265, Berman.

California Computer ScienceEducation Month, toavoidanyharming child’sgrowth development toprevent cognitive delay, ADD, atthistimewithoverwhelming evidence thenandnowcallsforbetteraccountability totakeadvocates, published bookstograsp withfieldworktoensure allschools arewiththerevising thepublicrecordacttomirror otherstates havingpenal codestoenforce transparency.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/04/24/who-infants-under-year-oldshouldnt-be-exposed-any-electronic-screens/ Calling forrescinding
Thismeasure woulddesignate themonthofSeptember 2018asCalifornia Computer ScienceEducation Month. Themeasure wouldencourage schools, teachers, researchers, universities, business leaders, andpolicymakers toidentify mechanisms forteachers to receive cutting-edgeprofessional development toprovide sustainable learning experiences incomputer science education, andwouldencourage theexposure ofpupils tocomputer science concepts. Themeasure wouldalsoencourage opportunities tobe provided forfemales andunderrepresented minorities incomputer science. https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180ACR265 WHEREAS, InSeptember, theStateBoardofEducation willbepresented withComputer ScienceStandards forpotential adoption andrecommendations forimplementation of 7 computer science education across thestate’sK–12system developed bythecomputer science strategic implementation planpanel;
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180ACR265 Recomeding toresendACR-265California Computer ScienceEducation Monthdesignate themonthofSeptember 2018asCalifornia Computer ScienceEducation Month.

Toreplace onethatwillhavevalueaswellguideourstateintowellness fromsocial mediaaddictions, bluelightharm, supporting HopeSquadhttps://hopesquad.com/ paid byprop63fundsAB638early, prevention yearwas2021-2022 , AB24, 2017mandate requirement toprovide activitytoimprove social skills, don’tbother protect youngeyes, waituntileight. Savethekids
https://www.savethekids.org/resources/ andscreenagermovie https://www.screenagersmovie.com/ andnoEsports inschools.

TheRinggold SchoolDistrictPAInarelease, thedistrict saiditsschoolpolice department PAdocumented 56criminal incidents lastschool yearwherestudents used theircellphones toplanfights, harassother students andvandalize school property. Thedistrictalsosaidthatcommunication between students onphones included planning "vapinggatherings" inschoolbathrooms andothercriminal mischief. inalettertofamilies postedontheRinggold districtwebsite, Superintendent Randall Skrinjorich saidrecentnational statistics showthatabout20% ofcyberbullying incidents happen overcellphones duringtheday, alongwiththeplanning offights.

CaStateisunprepared toaddress legislation themental healthmonthACR815wasvery seriously flawedtoitbodylanguage tocompare SB9762024. TheStateBoardlicensing standard areflawedtoaddress thesecritical issues thatCAStatefaces, forlastsix yearswithotherthesoundofalarmwasmuted. Thecountyhasbeenawoken tothese tragedies. ManyStates suchasUtahhaveandmoveforward toprotect children and families.

Thelackofawareness isnowparamount willtheStateleadership moveforward suchas UtahStateinsocialmedia, bluelight, pornography, advance theentirelicenses for police, schools, Medical, socialworkers ectaswellasAB1432yearwas2014-2014AB1432Mandated childabuse reporting: schoolemployees: training.(2013- 2014) https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB14 32toourjuvenile courtsneedtraining toprovide parents toolsaddress thesocialmedia addictions toprovide acleanrecords after18yearsoldtobeemployable. RequireSchool Boardbetrainedaboutsocialmediawithtermlimits .Adopting SongforCharlieYouth Fentanyl Awareness Collaboration Forum
8 Weasastatehavenotrecognize theharmsocialmediawithFederal andStateChild abuselawsthehavedirectrelationship tocurrent crisesCAWelf & InstCodeSection 300
Thechildissuffering serious emotional damage, orisatsubstantial riskofsuffering serious emotional damage, evidenced bysevereanxiety, depression, withdrawal, or untoward aggressive behaviortowardselforothers, asaresultoftheconduct ofthe parentorguardian orwhohasnoparentorguardian capable ofproviding appropriate care. Achildshallnotbefoundtobeaperson described bythissubdivision ifthewillful failureoftheparentorguardian toprovide adequate mental healthtreatment isbasedon asincerely heldreligious beliefandifalessintrusive judicial intervention isavailable. https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=300.&la wCode=WIC
Federal legislation provides guidance toStatesbyidentifying aminimum setofactsor behaviors thatdefinechildabuseandneglect. TheFederal ChildAbusePrevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) (42U.S.C.A. § 5106g), asamended bytheCAPTA Reauthorization Actof2010, defines childabuseandneglectas, atminimum:

Anyrecentactorfailuretoactonthepartofaparentorcaretaker whichresults in death, serious physical oremotional harm, sexualabuse orexploitation”; or Anactorfailuretoactwhichpresents animminent riskofseriousharm.” Thisdefinition ofchildabuseandneglectrefersspecifically toparentsandother caregivers. A “child” underthisdefinition generally meansapersonwhoisyoungerthan age18orwhoisnotanemancipated minor.

WhileCAPTAprovides definitions forsexualabuseandthespecial casesofneglect relatedtowithholding orfailingtoprovide medically indicated treatment, itdoesnot provide specific definitions forothertypesofmaltreatment suchasphysical abuse, neglect, oremotional abuse. WhileFederal legislation setsminimum standards forStates thatacceptCAPTAfunding, eachStateprovides itsowndefinitions ofmaltreatment withincivilandcriminal statutes.

DidyounoticethatFederal lawstates thatinorderforthestatetotakeyour child/ren…..theharmmusthavebeenSERIOUS ortheharmcoming soonmustbe SERIOUS. Theminimum harmdoneorwillbedonetoyourchild/renMUSTbeSERIOUS. https://www.hhs.gov/answers/programs-for-families-and-children/what-is-childabuse/index.html CAStateWelfare 300
c) Thechildissuffering serious emotional damage, orisatsubstantial riskofsuffering serious emotional damage, evidenced bysevereanxiety, depression, withdrawal, or untoward aggressive behaviortowardselforothers, asaresultoftheconduct ofthe parentorguardian orwhohasnoparentorguardian capable ofproviding appropriate 9 care. Achildshallnotbefoundtobeaperson described bythissubdivision ifthewillful failureoftheparentorguardian toprovide adequate mental healthtreatme notisbased onasincerely heldreligious beliefandifalessintrusive judicial intervention isavailable.
https://california.public.law/codes/ca_welf_and_inst_code_section_300 TheRinggold SchoolDistrictwasnotexemptfromthesekindsofoccurrences last year,” Skrinjorich wrote.

TheRinggoldPolice Department documented 56criminal incidents duringthe2021-22 school yearinwhichstudents usedcellphone communication withfellowstudents to planfights, harassotherstudents, coordinate vaping “gatherings” inschoolbathrooms, vandalize property andcommit othercriminal mischief.

According tothe2021Pennsylvania YouthSurvey, asurvey conducted everytwoyears bythePennsylvania Commission onCrimeandDelinquency, 23% ofstudents saidthey’d beenbulliedinthepast12months, withabout15% saying thebullying occurred online.

Also, 20% saidtheyreceived inappropriate sexualmessages onphones andelectronic devices.

Skrinjorich didnotreturnaphonecallseekingadditional information aboutthenew cellphone policyonThursday.

InMay, stateRep. Anthony DeLuca, D-PennHills, introduced legislation thatwould prohibit students usingcellphones inschools.

Hesaidstudies intheU.S., Spain, andNorway haveshownapositive impacton academic achievement whencellphones areprohibited duringtheschoolday.

Cohen-Sandler saidphonesdon’thaveanyplaceinelementary schools andthatitis highlyunlikely” thattheyserveausefulfunction inmiddleschool classrooms. Shealso saidthatstudents whotexttoofrequently withtheirparents aren’tdeveloping theability todealwiththeirownfeelings, “undermining alotofdevelopment thatistaking place andimpeding kidsfrombeingresilient.”
AbovePDFgoesintoresearch howcrimesoccuroncampus, bullying, demises academics, pornography, “MyChildSawPornography ontheSchoolBus” https://protectyoungeyes.com/the-case-for-removing-cell-phones-from-the-school-bus/ Cox andotherproponents ofsuchmeasures citeresearch showing thateventhepresence of acellphone isadistraction, andtheyarguethatremoving themfromclassrooms will boostacademic performance, reduce bullying andimprove students’ mentalhealth.

Thereisgrowing concern forchildren andteensusingsocialmedia. Socialmediacanbe incredibly harmful foryouth. Kidsneedlessscreentimeforhealthy growthand 10 development. Wecanworktogethertoestablish socialmediaboundaries, modelhealthy socialmedia use, andteachchildren howtouseitsafely. https://socialharms.utah.gov/ Itcanbescaryandintimidating raisingkidsinaworldfilledwithtechnology—predators, inappropriate content, bullying, andadistorted realityarejustsomeoftheconcerns you mighthave. Butyou’renotalone! WeaskedUtahparents whattheythought aboutsocial media, itseffectsontheirchildren, andwhatthey’redoingtohelpprotecttheirkids. 88% believe socialmediahasadetrimental impactonchildren andyouth. 63% wereconcerned aboutsocialmediaimpacting theirchild’smentalhealth. 60% wereconcerned about socialmediaimpacting theirchild’sbodyimage. 94% enforceboundaries withtheirchildren’ssocialmediausage, likeenforcing time limits, contentrestrictions, andsettingagelimits.
84% encourage theirchildren tounplugfromsocialmediaandparticipate inother activities
https://socialharms.utah.gov/
PhoneBanProduces 'Remarkable' Change atOrange County, Fla., Schools Inthefourmonths sinceOrange CountyPublicSchools inFloridabanned students fromusing cellphones atschool, teachers andstaffhaveseenpositive changes. Some students areirked theycan'tusephonesatlunch. https://www.govtech.com/education/k-12/phone-ban-producesremarkable-change-at-orange-county-fla-schools AnewFloridalawrequired districts tobanphones during “instructional time,” butOrange’s schoolboardtookitastepfurtherbyrequiring themtobeputawayinbackpacks, evenduring breaks between classes andlunch.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (KOKH) — OnWednesday, theOklahoma Senate Appropriations Committee passed abillbanning cellphone useforstudents atschool. https://okcfox.com/news/local/the-right-thing-to-do-oklahoma-senate-committeeadvances-student-cellphone-ban-adam-pugh-bill-1314-state-chad-caldwell-rep-enid-citycarrie-hicks-house-sb-appropriations-emergency-danger-teacher-education-politicsschool-telephone-text-call-social-media SomeLawmakers Consider Banning Cellphones IfSchoolsWon't Morethanthree-quarters ofU.S. K-12publicschools prohibit non-academic cellphone use, according toareportfromthe2021-2022school year.

Asmanyschools havealready banned cellphone useduringclass, governors and legislators inatleasthalfadozenstatesarepushing theirschools tofollowsuit — through persuasion orbylaw.
11 TNS) — AtDavidH. Hickman HighSchool inColumbia, Missouri, theruleisthatstudents mustkeeptheircellphones outofsightduringclass. Inreality, theteachers taskedwith enforcing therulearenomatchforteenagers’ “almostcompulsive” needtobeontheir phonesallthetime, saidscience teacher NoelleGilzow.

Gilzowconfiscates offenders’ devices anddropstheminabasketonherdeskshecalls the “phonejail.” Butsheknows thatsheisfighting alosingbattle.

Icannot compete withNetflix,” shesaid.

Morethanthree-quarters ofU.S. K-12publicschools prohibit non-academic cellphone use, according toareportfromthe2021-2022school year. Butonly43percentofpublic highschools havesucharule. Andatmanyofthem, likeatHickman High, theso-called bansareenforced weakly, ifatall.

Lastyear, Florida became thefirststatetorequire allitspublicschools tobarstudents fromusingtheirphones duringclass. Nowgovernors andlegislators inatleastahalfdozenotherstatesarepushing theirschools tofollowsuit — through persuasion orby law.

Indiana Republican Gov. EricHolcomb justsignedintolawabillthatrequires school districts toprohibit cellphone useduringinstructional time, withsomeexceptions. A similarbillisadvancing inOklahoma, andlegislation hasbeenintroduced inKansasand Vermont.

Connecticut Democratic Gov. NedLamont haspraised schools inhisstatethathave restricted cellphone use, andhehasintroduced legislation thatwoulddirectthestate boardofeducation toadoptamodelpolicy.

Socialmedia isoftenanti-social, andtoomuchsmartphone makes youstupid,” Lamont saidinhisStateoftheStateaddress thisyear.

InUtah, Republican Gov. Spencer CoxinJanuary sentalettertoschool leaders throughout thestateurgingthemtogetcellphones outofclass.

Placing cellphones inbackpacks orlockers duringclasstimeallows students togive theirundivided attention tolessons, tofullyparticipate indiscussions andtobuild relationships withtheirpeers,” Coxwroteinanopinion piecepublished intheDeseret News. “Ourstudents deserve everyadvantage andremoving cellphones fromlearning timeisoneprovenwaywecanhelpourchildren succeed.”
Coxandotherproponents ofsuchmeasures citeresearch showing thateventhe presence ofacellphone isadistraction, andtheyarguethatremoving themfrom classrooms willboostacademic performance, reducebullying andimprove students’ mentalhealth.
12 Notsurprisingly, manystudents areloathtogiveuptheirphones. Butmuchofthe pushback against phone-freeclassrooms comesfromparents, whowanttobeconnected totheirchildren throughout theday, especially ifthereisanemergency.

Ilikethatit’swithherallthetime. Iwanttokeepmyeyesonher24/7. Iwanttoknow wheresheisatalltimes,” saidElisabeth RiceofPortland, Oregon, whohasa14-year-old daughter. “Ifsheleaves theschool, shewon’tleaveherphonebehind, right?” Oregon leaves ituptoschooldistricts todetermine cellphone policies. Thehighschool Rice’sdaughter attendshasa “silentandaway” ruleforphones inclass, butthedevice doesnothavetobestowed inacubbyorsignal-proofpouch, whichotherschools require.

We’veallseenhowschools handleemergencies,” Ricesaid. “Iwouldliketohavea directcommunication withmykidandseewhatthesafestoptionis.”

ELIMINATING DISTRACTIONS
ToIndiana Republican stateSen. JeffRaatz, oneoftheleadsponsors oftheproposed baninhisstate, theargument fortakingphonesoutoftheclassroom boilsdowntoone word: distraction.

Hewasspeaking aboutcivicsataHenryCounty highschool lastfall, herecalled inan interview, whenhenoticed thestudents wereunusually attentive. Ittookhimawhile to realizewhy.

Itwasweeksbeforeitdawned onmethattherewasn’tasinglecellphone. Iwas thinking, ‘Howcomenobody’slookingattheirphone?’”
Without phones, hesaid, “instead oftextingyourfriend, youarepayingattention. Weare struggling asanationinattaining educational outcomes. Oneway \[tohelp\] isto eliminate distraction.”
Oklahoma Republican stateSen. AdamPughcametothesameconclusion aftertalking toafewclassrooms recentlyatanOklahoma Citysuburban highschool. “Inevery single class,” herecalled, “halfthekidswereontheirphones thewholetime. Ican’timagine everhaving aguestlecturer whenIwasinschoolandnotbeingfocused.” Hisbillwouldrequire localpublic schooldistricts todevelop policies banning students’ phones fromcampuses. ItawaitsavoteontheSenate floor.

A2019surveyofcollege students in37states (plusAlberta, Canada) supports the assertion thatdigital devicesdistract students: Onaverage, respondents spent19.4 percentofclasstimeusingdigitaldevices fornon-classpurposes. 13 Barney McCoy, ajournalism andmasscommunications professor attheUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln andtheauthorofthestudy, saidit’snotsurprising thatstudents sitting inclasshaveahardtimeresisting theirdevices, sincetheyaresoaccustomed to checking themconstantly whentheyareoutside theclassroom.

Ifwearestanding inlineatthegrocery store, wearegoingtopulloutasmartphone,” McCoy said. “Ifyouareinthemiddleofaconversation andadevicebeeps, boopsor rings, youaregoingtolookatit.”
Someresearch suggests thatbanning cellphones fromclasscanhaveasignificant impact. ANorwegian studypublished earlierthisyearexamined theeffectofcellphone bansonmiddleschool students, concluding thatgirls’ gradesandmentalhealth improved significantly andthatbullying declined among bothgirlsandboys. Theeffects weregreatest among lower-income girls.

TOOBROAD?
Ifyoulookatsocialmedia, ifyoulookatwhatthekidsaredoing, alotofthebullying weseeisbecause ofvideotakenoncellphones,” saidKansasRepublican stateRep.

AdamThomas, chairoftheHouseCommittee onEducation andthefatheroffive children.

ButafterThomas’ committee heldahearing onthebill, hedecided thatdistricts, notthe state, should decidewhatcellphone policywouldworkbestforthem.

Indiana stateRep. RyanDvorak, oneoftheeightHousemembers whoopposed thebanin hisstate, reached asimilar conclusion.

Thereisnotaschool inthestateofIndiana thatdoesn’thavetheirownpolicyon cellphone usealready,” saidDvorak, aDemocrat andthefatherofthreeschool-age children. “Teachers dealwiththemeveryday. Everyclassroom hasadifferent waytheir teacherlikestodealwithit. Idon’tlikewhenthelegislature getsinvolved inclassroom minutia.

Everybody understands kidshaveproblems withbeingsucked intodevices. Butcreating someabsolute lawthatsaysthiscanneverhappen iscounterproductive.” RoniCohen-Sandler, aclinical psychologist andtheauthorof “ Anything ButMyPhone, Mom!,” abookforparents ondealingwithelectronic devices, agreed thatstatewide bans forstudents ofallagesdon’tmakesense.

Technology ispartofourkids’ lives,” shesaidinaninterview. “It’simportant tohelp themevaluate whentechnology isappropriate andwhenit’snot.” 14 Cohen-Sandler saidphonesdon’thaveanyplaceinelementary schools andthatitis highlyunlikely” thattheyserveausefulfunction inmiddleschool classrooms. Shealso saidthatstudents whotexttoofrequently withtheirparents aren’tdeveloping theability todealwiththeirownfeelings, “undermining alotofdevelopment thatistaking place andimpeding kidsfrombeingresilient.”
Highschoolstudents, however, shouldbematureenough tousephones appropriately, intheservice oflearning,” Cohen-Sandler said.

Youcan’tinfantilize 16-, 17-, 18-year-olds. Ihopetheyhavethejudgment touse cellphones moreresponsibly.”
McCoy, theNebraska professor, saidteachers shouldtakeresponsibility forengaging students. “Wehavetobemoreinnovative asinstructors,” hesaid. “Ican’ttellyouhow manytimes I’vecalledonastudentwhoisengaged ontheirdeviceandtheywilllookup andsay, ‘Canyourepeatthequestion?’ That’sachallenge tomyselfasaninstructor.” Butmanyparentsofhighschool students, perhaps remembering thecellphone-freedays oftheiryouth, don’tthinkphones haveanyplaceintheclassroom.

Kidsdon’tneedphones inschool — period,” saidVinceMoodyofHuntsville, Alabama, whohasfourchildren, including aninthgrader. Moody saidthatifhehadtogetintouch withoneofthem, he’dsimply calltheschoolofficeandleaveamessage.

Idon’tknowthattherearealotofbenefits tohavingphones inschools, otherthanthat parents canreachtheirlittlesnowflake inschool,” hesaid.

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Whattheevidence reallysaysabout socialmedia’simpactonteen FloridaGov. RonDeSantis signsbillthatbanschildren under14 FloridaGov. RonDeSantis signedabillonMonday thatwillprohibit children youngerthan 14fromjoiningsocialmedia inthestate. Thosewhoare14or15willneedaparent’s consent beforetheyjoinaplatform.

IChanged MyMindAboutKidsandPhones. IHopeEveryone ElseDoe Investors Pressure AppleOverPsychological RisksOfScreenTime Decreases inpsychological well-beingamongAmerican adolescents Twenge, J. M., Martin, G. N., & Campbell, W. K. (2018). Decreases inpsychological wellbeingamongAmerican adolescents after2012andlinkstoscreentimeduringtheriseof smartphone technology. Emotion, 18(6), 765–780.

Teenswhospendlesstimeinfrontofscreens arehappier — upto Teengirlsconfront anepidemic ofdeepfake nudes inschools ThisPa. school districtisbanning cellphones inthehopesofr Statelawmakers introduce billtolimitcellphone useinschools Kidsareusingphones inclass, evenwhenit’sagainst therules.

Washington, Ringgold districts bancellphone useduringschoolda 16 Yourcellphone maybecausingnearsightedness, nowatepidemic le Utah’sNewLawRestricting SocialMediaUseforMinorsIsn’tClea TheUseof “Attention Capture” Technologies inOurClassrooms Has ScreenStrongTeensDiscussing ASmartphone freeChildhood.

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Investors Pressure AppleOverPsychological RisksOfScreenTime Decreases inpsychological well-beingamongAmerican adolescents.

Psychological well-beingwaslowerinyearswhenadolescents spentmoretimeon screens andhigherinyearswhentheyspentmoretimeonnonscreen activities, with changes inactivities generally preceding declines inwell-being. Cyclical economic indicators suchasunemployment werenotsignificantly correlated withwell-being, suggesting thattheGreatRecession wasnotthecauseofthedecrease inpsychological well-being, whichmayinstead beatleastpartially duetotherapidadoption of smartphones andthesubsequent shiftinadolescents’ timeuse.

TheWaitUntil8thpledgeempowers parents torallytogethertod 17 CAWelf & InstCodeSection 300
Thechildissuffering serious emotional damage, orisatsubstantial riskofsuffering serious emotional damage, evidenced bysevereanxiety, depression, withdrawal, or untoward aggressive behaviortowardselforothers, asaresultoftheconduct ofthe parentorguardian orwhohasnoparentorguardian capable ofproviding appropriate care. Achildshallnotbefoundtobeaperson described bythissubdivision ifthewillful failureoftheparentorguardian toprovide adequate mental healthtreatment isbasedon asincerely heldreligious beliefandifalessintrusive judicial intervention isavailable. https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=300.&la wCode=WIC
Federal legislation provides guidance toStatesbyidentifying aminimum setofactsor behaviors thatdefinechildabuseandneglect. TheFederal ChildAbusePrevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) (42U.S.C.A. § 5106g), asamended bytheCAPTA Reauthorization Actof2010, defines childabuseandneglectas, atminimum:

DidyounoticethatFederal lawstates thatinorderforthestatetotakeyour child/ren…..theharmmusthavebeenSERIOUS ortheharmcoming soonmustbe SERIOUS. Theminimum harmdone, orwillbedonetoyourchild/renMUSTbeSERIOUS. https://www.hhs.gov/answers/programs-for-families-and-children/what-is-childabuse/index.html c)
Thechildissuffering serious emotional damage orisatsubstantial riskofsuffering serious emotional damage, evidenced bysevereanxiety, depression, withdrawal, or untoward aggressive behaviortowardselforothers, asaresultoftheconduct ofthe parentorguardian orwhohasnoparentorguardian capable ofproviding appropriate 18 care. Achildshallnotbefoundtobeaperson described bythissubdivision ifthewillful failureoftheparentorguardian toprovide adequate mentalhealthtreatment isbasedon asincerely heldreligious beliefandifalessintrusive judicial intervention isavailable.

TheCaseforRemoving CellPhones fromtheSchoolBusAnotherFieldTripwithaSchool BusFullofSmartphones, Iremember myseventh gradedaughter boarding theschoolbus forafieldtripwithherclassmates toanamusement park. Astheydeparted, Iwondered howmanykidshadsmartphones, andofthose, howmanyhadanyfiltersorcontrols on them. Ofcourse, mymindstarted spinning.

MyChildSawPornographyontheSchoolBus”
TheProtectYoungEyesteamisconcerned aboutthelackofpolicies thatexistrelated tosmartphone useonschoolbuses. Isn’taschool’stransportation system anextension oftheclassroom? Shouldn’tparents havereasonable assurance thattheirchildwon’t seepornography orbeexposed tolife-altering contentonthewayhome? Webelieve the answertobothquestions is, “Yes!” WhileIwasajuniorhighyouthministry director, moms contacted mewithstoriesofhowtheirsonordaughter sawpornography on another child’sdevice whileridingtheschoolbus.

Oneofthestudents exposed tothepornography wasayoungmanwholivedinmy neighborhood. Wearefamilyfriends, andwhenhismotherfoundthisout (theyhada great, openrelationship, sothisfifth-gradeboyfeltcomfortable tellinghimmom, which issocritical), shecalledmejustdevastated.

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NudephotoscandalrocksanotherSouthern California school
Calabasas teensaysclassmate notdisciplined forsharing realan TheteenvictimtoldEyewitness Newsthatnakedphotosofherstartedcirculating atthe school lastAugust. Sheaccuses herformerfriendofbeingbehindtheact. 19 Thevictimsaidthefemalestudent secretly filmed herwhileintheshower. Inother cases, thevictimalleges thestudent usedartificial intelligence toputherfaceonother people'sbodies - someoftheimages endeduponapornographic website.

Ineverthought thatifIleftthedoorcracked alittleopenbecause myshower getstoo steamy thatpictures ofmewouldendupallovermyschool. Itwasterrifying," theteen victimsaid.

Thefamilyoftheteenwhowastargeted isoutraged thatnoonehasbeendisciplined andthattheaccused student isstillenrolled atCalabasas High.

Itwasveryhard. She'sdealtwithalotofmentalhealthissues," saidJacqueline Smith, thevictim'smother. "She'sdealtwithalotofemotional distress, humiliation." Thevictimsaidshehasnotgottenanyanswers fromtheschoolandbelieves her classmate shouldbeexpelled.

Generation Insomniacs: 80PERCENT ofUSteensaren'tgetting enou https://socialemotionalpaws.com/blog-post-1/f/generation-insomniacs-80-percent-of-usteens-arent-getting-enou AIMadePornOfWestfield HSStudents Prompts Investigation
Shocking moment Tennessee highschool studentpepper sprays teacher TWICEafterhe confiscated herphoneinclass
Thefemalestudent canbeseenspraying themaleteacherinthefacebeforehefallsto hiskneesinthehallway
Shethensays 'givememyphone' beforetryingtotakeitfromhishandaftertheassault atAntioch HighSchooloutside ofNashville
Reports indicate theteacher hadtakenthestudent'sphonebecause shewas 'texting andGoogling answers forherschoolwork
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12060643/Tennessee-high-school-studentpepper-sprays-teacher-confiscated-phone.html?ito=email_share_article-image-share NewYorkCitymayordeclares socialmediaan 'environmental toxin' https://abcnews.go.com/US/new-york-city-mayor-eric-adams-declaressocial/story?id=106647634 PressReleaseCAStateFlawedwithMentalHealthwithScreentime 20 THElackofawareness Sorleyneeded theStateofUtahhasasocialmediaawareness campaign. Recent academic research andareportfromU.S. Surgeon GeneralVivek Murthyhavetiedsocialmediausetodeclines inmentalhealthforteens, andCoxsaid thereisa “causal link” between thetwo.

Ontheissueofkids, smartphones, andsocialmedia, avibeshiftishappening, andit’s happening ontheleft, right, andinthecenter. Here’sasurveyofrecentanti-phone discourse onthetopicinpolitics andcultureinrecent weeksandmonths: TheTikTok ban” (don’tcallitthat) garnered bipartisan support intheHouse, andGov. RonDeSantis signedabillmaking itillegalforpeopleunder14tohavesocialmediaaccounts in Florida.
51925 (External Link) andotherhealtheducation requirements Collaborate withyour countyofficeofeducation, community-basedandnon-profit
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Review health education content standards andinstructional materials, ifoffered, todetermine alignment withmentalhealth education requirements perEd. Code 51925 (External Link) andotherhealtheducation requirements (External Link). oCollaborate withyourcounty officeofeducation, community-basedandnon-profit organizations, andlocalhealthdepartment toprovide professional learning for healthteachers andothereducators teaching mentalhealtheducation tobuild; theircapacity forproviding skill-basedmentalhealtheducation thatistrauma informed andaffirming forstudents.
oEvaluate yourcurrent efforts andcreate aplantoexpand student access to mental healtheducation incoordination withotherframeworks andinitiatives, including Children andYouthBehavioral Health Initiative (CYBHI) (External Link) 21 SCR73, Pan. BlueLightAwareness Day.

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Anaheim PDinvestigating afterphotoofstudent inlockerroomcirculates online AnInstagram accountrunbyastudentorstudents atajuniorhighschool inAnaheim is exposing pictures ofstudents changing intheirlocker-rooms. Christian Cazares reports forNBC4NewsonOct. 24, 2023.

TheAnaheim UnifiedHighSchoolDistrict saidit’sreinforcing itscellphone banpolicy in thelockerroomasitcontinues working withpoliceonthematter. Inastatement, the district said: “OurSchool Resource Officer promptly notifiedBall'sAdministrative Team.

Wecollaborated withlawenforcement toreportthepoststoInstagram, resulting inone ofthepost’sswiftremoval. Throughout theday, wehavecontinued tomonitorthesitein question andreportpostsasinappropriate.”
Anaheim PDinvestigating afterphotoofstudent inlockerroomcirculates online TheAnaheim UnifiedHighSchoolDistrict saidit’sreinforcing itscellphone banpolicy in thelockerroomasitcontinues working withpoliceonthematter. Inastatement, the district said: “OurSchool Resource Officer promptly notifiedBall'sAdministrative Team.

Wecollaborated withlawenforcement toreportthepoststoInstagram, resulting inone ofthepost’sswiftremoval. Throughout theday, wehavecontinued tomonitorthesitein question andreportpostsasinappropriate.”
Policeadded thatthematterfallsunderinvasion ofprivacy andwhiletheposthasbeen removed, thesocialmedia account isstillupandsettoprivate.

Iwishitdidn’thappen, butschools arehardtoregulate andit’ssomething theydotheir best,” saidJimFurey, aconcerned parent. “Theyhavegoodpeopleworking herebut sometimes bullieswillbebullies.”
22 Parents saytheactions takensofarbypoliceandtheschooldistrict simply isn’tenough.

They’rehopingtohaveanopendialogue onthematterandwanttheschooltoholda meeting toaddress theissue.
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/anaheim-police-photo-of-ball-high-schoolstudent-in-locker-room-posted-online/3251648/ Inappropriate photosunderinvestigation atFairfax HighSchool InMarch, BeverlyHillsUnifiedSchoolDistrict expelled fivemiddleschool students who usedAItocreatenudephotosoftheirclassmates.

KarenNorth, aprofessor atUSC’sAnnenberg SchoolofSocial Media, saysthatwhileit mayseemobvious toadults, concerns withspecificusesofAImayneedtobespelled outmoreclearlywithchildren.

Kidsarecreative andresourceful andthey'renowbeingcreative with, youknow, with images andespecially sexual images," saidNorth. "Kidsneedtounderstand thatit'snot allingoodfuntohavethisinformation, tohavetheseimages andtosharethemwith yourfriends,"
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/local-2/inappropriate-photos-under-investigation-atfairfax-high-school/3384824/ https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-04-09/student-generated-inappropriate-aiimage-of-girls-at-fairfax-high B) Requiring consent ofparents orguardians toopen asocial media account among those13to17years ofage, inclusive.
3) Childrenandadolescents, orindividualscollectivelyreferredtoasminors, areconsideredas vulnerablepopulationswithrespecttotheirexperienceofmentalhealthandtheirabilitiesto understandandprocessmediatedcontent, particularlythroughsocialmediachannels. 4) Research hasdemonstrated thatsocialmediausageamong children andadolescents isassociated withpoormentalhealth, including increases indepression andanxiety, and decreases inbodyimage.
5) Morethan20states haveenacted, orareconsidering, regulations tosocialmediain ordertoprotectthementalhealth ofchildren andadolescents. Thisisatimelytopicof clearsocietal interestregarding thehealth andwell-beingofthenextgeneration. 6) Legislation considered acrossallstateshasincluded thefollowing:

A) Stricter ageverifications.

B) Requiring consent ofparents orguardians toopenasocialmediaaccount among those13to17yearsofage, inclusive.

C) Allowing parentsorguardians tosetlimitations onthehoursanadolescent usermay access theiraccount.

D) Providing parentsorguardians withfullaccess totheirchild’saccount andallits content.

E) Limiting theobtaining andsharing ofadolescent users’ personal information and accounts bysocialmediacompanies.
23 F) Preventing usersunder18yearsofagefromreceiving targeted ads.

G) Banning algorithms anddesignfeatures whichmaypromote harmful content on adolescent users’ feeds, including thesaleofweapons ordrugs, self-harm, andother content.

H) Blocking allpornographic content fromusersunder18yearsofage.

I) Requiring thatcertainappsbeblocked entirely toprotect userdatafromforeign companies.
7) Beyond theUnitedStates, countries around theworldhaveenacted various social mediaregulations toprotectthementalhealthofchildren andadolescents, including SouthKorea, theUnitedKingdom, France, Germany, China, India, andBrazil. 8) Todate, socialmediauseintheUnitedStates, withrespect totheenforcement of ageverifications, limitations onthecontent towhichminors areexposed, theabilityof proprietary algorithms tofreely recommend content tochildren andadolescents, and advertising tovulnerable youth, remains largelyunregulated. b) ItistheintentoftheLegislature toensure thatsocialmedia content andsocialmedia companies areregulated insuchawaytopromote thehealthandwell-beingofthe vulnerable population ofchildren andadolescents.
1) Despite thepotential benefits tosocietyofonlinesocialnetworks, thereis substantial evidence thattoolsdesigned toincrease timespentonthesenetworks result inadverse mentalhealthimpacts, especially amongelementary andmiddleschool pupils.
2) ItistheintentoftheLegislature toestablish theSocialMediaHarmReduction Pilot Program tocomprehensively examine theadverse mentalhealthimpacts associated withtheuseofonlinesocialnetworks bykindergarten andgrades1to12pupils, inclusive, andtointervene asneeded topreventormitigate thoseimpacts. b) TheSocialMediaHarmReduction PilotProgram ishereby established. c) TheCalifornia HealthandHumanServices Agency shalldesignate anonprofit organization toundertake theresponsibilities oftheprogram. d) Theprogram shalldoallofthefollowing:
1) Develop modeleducational materials andmethods toleverage existing peer-to-peer support programs toinformpupilsabouttheharmsofsocialmedia, fosterthe development ofhealthy socialmediahabitsamong pupils, andcreateasupportive environment inwhichtheymaydoso.
2) Evaluate theimpactofthoseeducational materials andmethods andthepeer-to-peer support program through theestablishment ofstatewide learning communities. 3) Recommend statewide standards fortheuseofonlinesocialnetworks by kindergarten andgrades1to12pupils, inclusive.
4) Definebestpractices forexpansion oftheprogram.
e) Theprogram shallcoordinate withexisting lawsregulating socialmedia platforms, including, butnotlimitedto, theCyberbullying Protection Act (Chapter 22.2.9 commencing withSection 22589) ofDivision 8oftheBusiness andProfessions Code) andtheOnlineViolence Prevention Act (Title1.81.46 (commencing withSection 1798.99.20) ofPart4ofDivision 3oftheCivilCode), toensure consistency andavoid duplication ofeffort.
24 SB1504, asamended, Stern. Cyberbullying Protection Act.

Existing law, commonly known astheCyberbullying Protection Act, requiresasocial mediaplatform, asdefined, todisclose allcyberbullying reporting procedures inthe socialmedia platform’stermsofservice andtoestablish amechanism withinits internet-basedservice thatallowsanindividual, whetherornotthatindividual hasa profileontheinternet-basedservice, toreportcyberbullying orcontent thatviolates the existing termsofservice.

Theactdefines “cyberbullying” tomeananysevereorpervasive conduct madebyan electronic act, asspecified, committed byapupilorgroupofpupilsdirected towardone ormorepupilsthathas, orcanreasonably bepredicted tohave, certaineffects, including placing areasonable pupil infearofharmtothatpupil’sperson orproperty.

Theactmakesasocialmediaplatform thatviolates itsprovisions liableforacivil penaltyofnotmorethan $7,500foreachintentional violation tobeassessed and recovered inacivilactionbrought inthenameofthepeopleoftheStateofCalifornia by theAttorney General. Theactalsoauthorizes acourttoorderinjunctive relieftoobtain compliance withtheseprovisions.

Thisbillwouldgenerally applytheact’sprovisions tominors ratherthanpupilsand woulddefinethephrase “severeorpervasive conduct” tomeancontent that, among otherthings, callsforself-injuryorsuicide ofaminororaspecific personorofagroupof individuals relatedtoaminor. Thebillwouldadditionally require themechanism required bytheacttomeetadditional criteria, including thatthemechanism provides, within36 hoursofreceiptofareport, writtenconfirmation tothereporting individual thatthe socialmedia platform received thatindividual’sreport. Thebillwouldadditionally authorize anyperson, including, butnotlimitedto, aparentorlegalguardian ofaminor, whosubmitsareportofcyberbullying tothesocialmedia platform, acityattorney, a districtattorney, oracounty counseltobringanactiontoenforce theact. Thebillwould increase thecivilliability forviolating theactto $75,000andwouldauthorize acourtto awardreasonable attorney’sfeesandcoststotheprevailing plaintiff, asspecified. 48901.7. (a) NolaterthanJuly1, 2026, theThegoverning bodyofaschooldistrict, a countyofficeofeducation, oracharter school shalladoptshall, nolaterthanJuly1, 2026, develop andadopt, andshallupdate every fiveyears, apolicytolimitorprohibit theusebyitspupilsofsmartphones whilethepupilsareataschoolsite orwhilethe pupilsareunderthesupervision andcontrolofanemployee oremployees ofthatschool district, countyofficeofeducation, orcharter school. Thegoalofthepolicyshallbeto promote evidence-baseduseofsmartphone practices tosupport pupillearning andwellbeing.

Thedevelopment ofthepolicyshallinvolve significant stakeholder participation inorder toensure thatthepolicies areresponsive totheuniqueneedsanddesiresofpupils, parents, andeducators ineachcommunity.
25 b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), apupilshallnotbeprohibited frompossessing or usingasmartphone underanyofthefollowing circumstances:
1) Inthecaseofanemergency, orinresponse toaperceived threatofdanger. 2) When ateacher oradministrator oftheschooldistrict, countyofficeofeducation, or charter schoolgrants permission toapupiltopossessoruseasmartphone, subject to anyreasonable limitation imposed bythatteacheroradministrator.

Claremont Unified School District suedbychildforalleged attac Claremont UnifiedSchool District suedbychildforalleged attacksbyotherstudents AchildissuingtheClaremont UnifiedSchool District, alleging districtandschool officials failedtoprotecthimfromunruly fellowintermediate school students who bulliedandattacked himoncampus thisspring andforced hismothertowithdraw him fromthecampus forhisprotection.

TheLosAngelesSuperior Courtlawsuitwasbrought ontheminor'sbehalfbyhismother anditalleges assault andbattery, dangerous condition ofpublicproperty, negligent supervision andnegligent hiring, trainingandretention. Theplaintiff seeksunspecified compensatory andpunitive damages.

TheboyattendedElRoble Intermediate School. Thelawsuit statesboththeschooland districthadadutytoprotecttheplaintiff frombullying byotherstudents whilehewason campus. Thedistrict knewtheotherstudent hadapriorhistory thatincluded stealing theplaintiff'sshoes, tellinghimheshoulddieandthreatening members ofhisLittle League team, including theumpire, thesuitstates.

ACUSDspokeswoman issuedastatement regarding thecomplaint filedSept. 11, stating thatthedistrictisawareofthesuit.
https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/claremont-unified-school-district-sued-bychild-for-alleged-attacks-by-otherstudents/#:~:text=A%20child%20is%20suing%20the%20Claremont%20Unified%20School, withdraw%20him%20from%20the%20campus%20for%20his%20protection. 27millionsettlement reached inlawsuit overbullying deathof13-year-oldMoreno Valley student.

MORENO VALLEY, Calif. (KABC) -- A $27millionsettlement wasannounced Wednesday in alawsuit stemming fromthe2019deathof13-year-oldDiegoStolz, whowasfatally beaten bytwofellowstudents atLandmark MiddleSchool inMorenoValley.

Thewrongful-deathsettlement against theMorenoValleyUnifiedSchoolDistrictwas obtained onbehalfofStolz'slegalguardians, JuanaSalcedo andFelipeSalcedo, the family'sattorneys saidinanewsrelease.

Thefamilywillforeverbeheartbroken bythedeathofDiego buttheyhopethiscase bringsaboutchange inschooldistricts across thecountry," saidleadcounselDaveRing saidinastatement. "Schools needtorealizethatbullying canneverbetolerated and thatanycomplaints ofbullying andassault mustbetakenseriously. Diego'sdeathwas preventable ifthisschoolhadsimplyprioritized ananti-bullying policy." 26 OnSept. 16, 2019, two14-year-oldboyswerevideotaped attackingStolzoutside classrooms attheschool. Oneboystrucktheteenager intheheadfrombehindandhe fell, hittinghisheadagainstapillar. Theboysthencontinued punching theboy, whodied ninedayslaterfromabraininjury. https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/claremontunified-school-district-sued-by-child-for-alleged-attacks-by-otherstudents/#:~:text=A%20child%20is%20suing%20the%20Claremont%20Unified%20School, withdraw%20him%20from%20the%20campus%20for%20his%20protection.

Family ofastudent killedinabullying incident inMoreno Valle Diegoandfamilymembers hadcomplained aboutbullyingforatleastayear, including whenDiego‘sshoeswerestolenwhenhewasinseventh grade. According tothelawsuit, hisauntwasprovided withananti-bullying pamphlet byschoolofficials.

Hehadbeenpunched inthechestandthreatened withmoreviolence theweekbefore hisdeatheventhough hemetwithmiddleschool viceprincipal KamilahO’Connoron Sept. 13, 2019, according tothelawsuit.

O’Connorreassured theboyandpromised tosuspend thestudents forthreedaysstarting onMonday, andtoldhimtotakeofftherestoftheday.

Diegoreturned tocampus thatMonday andfoundhistormentors waiting forhim.

Theyconfronted himatlunchtime onwhatwouldbehisfinalmoments ofconsciousness.

Marlatt, whowasrepresenting theschooldistrict, acknowledged thatoneoftheboys whowas “involved inthefatalaltercation” withDiegohadstrucktheboyaweekearlier https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-09-13/family-of-a-student-killed-in-abullying-incident-in-moreno-valley-reaches-27-million-settlement Eighth-grader’sfamily complained ofbullying daysbeforefatalassault, legalclaimstates Oct. 29, 2019
Ringnotedthatanearlyhurdleregarding thelawsuitwaswhether Diego’sguardians wereeligible tofileaCalifornia wrongful deathlawsuit.

JuanaSalcedo andFelipeSalcedo hadraisedDiegoformostofhislifeafterthedeathof bothhisparents. TheyhasalsoraisedDiego’stwobrothers andtheirtwobiological children. Butthelawatthetimedidnotallowwrongful deathlawsuits tobefiledbylegal guardians.

Whenwefiledthelawsuitin2019, thefirstinlinewouldbetheparents andthen siblings, whichhehadtwoolderbrothers atthetime,” Ringsaid. “Wethought itwas unfairthatthepeoplewhoraisedhimandactedlikehisparents weren’tin consideration.”
Ayearlater, Assemblymember EloiseGómez Reyes (D-Colton) authored Assembly Bill 2445, whichremoved therequirement that “onlybiological oradoptive parents” could bringalawsuitonbehalfofaminorwhodiedduetowrongful conduct, according to Reyes.

Shesaidin2020thatthelegislation wasnecessary toprovide “apathway tojusticefor Diego’sfamily.”
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-10-29/diego-stolz-landmark-middle-schoolbullying-legal-claim 27 Redlands Unifiedis9thonthislistofhigh-riskschools, analys Redlands Unifiedis9thonthislistofhigh-riskschools, analysis shows Inlessthantwoyears, theschooldistrict’sinsurance costshavedoubled.

Inthepasttwoyears, asRedlands UnifiedSchoolDistricthassettled sexabuselawsuits outofcourtfortensofmillions, theinsurerthatcovered thosepayouts hasdoubled the district’srates.

Earlierthismonth, thedistrictannounced ithadreached asettlement withthefamilyof thealleged victimsofformerRedlands HighSchool dramateacher JoelKoonce for $8.5 million. Withthatagreement, thedistricthasapproved morethan $30.2millioninlegal settlements withvictimsoralleged victims ofsexabuse sinceAugust 2016.

Ifspending morethan $30.2millionin28months onsexabusesettlements makes the Redlands UnifiedSchoolDistrict seemlikeaheightened risk, itsinsurance carrieragrees.

Redlands Unified istheninthhighestriskoutof33Southern California districts inthe SchoolsAssociation ForExcessRisk’s (orSAFER) Southern California Regional Liability ExcessFund, basedonananalysisofdocuments obtained fromSAFER throughthe California PublicRecordsAct.

Member districtliability contributions arebased onaverage dailyattendance andare modified fortheirhistorical lossexperience,” DougRoss, anadministrator withSAFER, wroteinanemail.

Redlands Unifiedwasscheduled topay $1.55milliontoSAFER duringthefiscal year endingJune30, 2019, according tothedocuments released bytheinsurance group.

According totheCalifornia Department ofEducation, thedistricttaught 21,261students inthe2017-18school year, meaning SAFER ischarging theequivalent of $73perstudent.

TheaverageSCRmember districtpays $64perstudent.
https://www.redlandsdailyfacts.com/2018/12/14/redlands-unified-is-9th-on-this-list-of-highrisk-schools-analysis-shows/ Teens charged withmanslaughter insucker-punchattack ...

LosAngeles Times
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Oct2, 2019 — Teens charged withmanslaughter insucker-punchattackthatkilled MorenoValley student · Child'sdeathafterassaultatMorenoValley school .. teenscharged withmanslaughter insucker-punchattack .
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Ringandfellowattorney NeilGehlawat saidtheyhopedthesettlement wouldforce changes inanti-bullying policy fromtheMorenoValleySchoolDistrict andothers. 28 Thislawsuithasputschools onnotice tofindwaystoeffectively dealwithbullying and toenactrealanti-bullying policies,” Gehlawat saidinastatement. “Although hisfamily’s griefcanneverbetakenaway, webelieve realchangewillcome, andtherewillbea renewed focusonanti-bullying programs across thenation.” Eighth-grader’sfamilycomplained ofbullying daysbeforefatalassault, legalclaim states.

Oct. 29, 2019
Ringnotedthatanearlyhurdleregarding thelawsuitwaswhether Diego’sguardians wereeligible tofileaCalifornia wrongful deathlawsuit.

Shesaidin2020thatthelegislation wasnecessary toprovide “apathway tojusticefor Diego’sfamily.”
29 AB-2445Civilactions: wrongful death.(2019-2020)
Existing lawspecifies thepersonswhomaybringacivilactionforthedeathofaperson caused bythewrongful actorneglectofanother, andincludes among thosepersons the decedent’sparents iftheywereentitled tothedecedent’sproperty byintestate secession oriftheyweredependent onthedecedent.

Thisbillwouldalsoauthorize adecedent’slegalguardians tobringacivilactionifthe decedent’sparents wereauthorized tobringacivilactionbuttheyaredeceased, orif thelegalguardians weredependent onthedecedent andthedecedent’sparents are deceased.

Thisbillwoulddeclare thatitistotakeeffectimmediately asanurgency statute. https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB2445 Worldhealthofficials takeahard-lineon-screentimeforkids. Willbusyparents comply? TheWorldHealthOrganization issuednewguidelines onscreentimeWednesday for infantsandchildren under5.
30 TheWorldHealthOrganization issuedstrictnewguidelines Wednesday ononeofthe mostanxiety-producing issuesof21stcentury familylife: Howmuchshouldparents resorttovideosandonlinegames toentertain, educate orsimplydistract theiryoung children?
Theanswer, according toWHO, isneverforchildren intheirfirstyearoflifeandrarelyin theirsecond. Thoseaged2to4, theinternational healthagency said, shouldspendno morethananhouradayinfrontofascreen.

TheWHOdrewonemerging — butasyetunsettled — science abouttherisk’sscreens posetothedevelopment ofyoung mindsatatimewhensurveys showchildren are spending increasing amounts oftimewatching smartphones andothermobiledevices.

Ninety-fivepercentoffamilieswithchildren undertheageof8havesmartphones, according tothenonprofit organization Common SenseMedia, and42percentofchildren under8haveaccess totheirowntabletdevice.

Experts inchilddevelopment saytheacquisition oflanguage andsocialskills, typically byinteracting withparents andothers, areamong themostimportant cognitive tasksof childhood.

Achieving healthforallmeansdoingwhatisbestforhealthrightfromthebeginning of people’slives,” WHODirector-General TedrosAdhanom Ghebreyesus saidinastatement.

Earlychildhood isaperiod ofrapiddevelopment andatimewhenfamily lifestyle patterns canbeadapted toboosthealthgains.”
Theguidelines, likethoseofotherpublichealthgroups thathaveweighed suchissues in recent years, alsoseektoprovide clearrulesforthemessy realities ofparenting, whena fussybabymaybesoothed mosteasilybyavideoofanursery rhyme, oragrandmother threestatesawaymaybeabletoengage withatoddleronlyoverSkype. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/04/24/who-infants-under-year-oldshouldnt-be-exposed-any-electronic-screens/ BrienMcMahon hangsup: Nomorecellphones inclass
https://www.thehour.com/news/article/Brien-McMahon-hangs-up-No-more-cell-phones-in13197550.php FamilyofNewJerseybullying victim11, sueschoolforfailingt TheyfailedAdriana:' FamilyofNJteenwhodiedbysuicide afterviralschoolfightvideo sues
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/bullying-lawsuit-adriana-kuch-central-regionalhigh-school/5084853/ 6thgrade girlbrutally attacked byclassmate atSouthern Califor 31 NoAIuntil18yearsold.

What’saYondr pouch? Learn about thetechnology thatlocksaway Fentanyl Awareness forChildren andTeens inSchools (FACTS) Act.

Grassroots campaign tohelpprotect kidsfrompornonsocial medi SALTLAKECITY — Agrassroots campaign isgoingaftersocialmediagiantsInstagram andSnapchat, saying it’stimetopolicetheirratingsystem of12+, because teenshave tooeasyaccess toporn.

Thecampaign willberolledoutonThursday bytheNational CenteronSexual Exploitation inWashington D.C., butmanybehindthemovement arerighthereinUtah.

Theseappratingsaremessed upandyoucan’tgobytheappratings," saidCollin Kartchner whoisaverypopular socialmediaactivist speaking tothousands ofteens across thestateandcountry. "Youcanstream pornintwoclicksandtheseappsare ratedat12+. Thisislikeyousending yourkidtoaPG-13moviesaying, 'Oh, they'llbe fine.' And2seconds intoittheyarewatching pornography. Parents, ifthathappened in themoviesystem wewouldbeoutraged, butit’shappening ontheirphones allday.

Agrowing number ofstates callpornapublic health crisis.

Phoenix • Morethanadozenstateshavemovedtodeclare pornography apublichealth crisis, raisingconcerns among someexperts whosaythelabelgoestoofarandcarries itsownrisks.

TheArizonaSenate approved aresolution thisweekcallingforasystemic effortto prevent exposure topornthat'sincreasingly accessible toyounger kidsonline. Atleast onelegislative chamber hasadopted asimilarresolution in15otherstates.

Itisanepidemic inoursociety, andthismakesastatement thatwehaveaproblem," saidArizonaSen. SylviaAllen, aRepublican whoblamed pornography forcontributing to violence against women, sexualactivity among teensandunintended pregnancies. 32 Theresolution thatpassed Monday doesn'tbanpornography orcreateanyotherlegal changes, butitcouldsignalfutureaction. Similar declarations havebeenpassed inGOPcontrolled statesranging fromTennessee toMontana andbeenadopted inthe Republican Party'snational platform.

Utahlawmakers lookatphonebansinschools andyouthsocialmed https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/utah-lawmakers-look-at-phone-bans-inschools-and-youth-social-media-restrictions Palmdale parentconcerned aboutpornography atschool.
https://theavtimes.com/2015/09/23/palmdale-parent-concerned-about-pornographicmaterial-in-school/ Parents upsetby ‘pornographic’ bookassigned to14-year-oldstudentsatTexas school https://www.cbs42.com/news/national/pornographic-book-assigned-to-14-year-olds-attexas-high-school-upsets-parents/ WhenKidsAreHomeFromSchool, Pornography Searches Increase 4700 https://www.netnanny.com/blog/pornography-searches-increase-4700-when-kids-are-outof-school/ LosAngeles Times
https://www.latimes.com › opinion › story › digital-boo...

May10, 2021 — ... about500words, readers generally perform betteroncomprehension testswithprintpassages. Thesuperiority ofprintespecially shines through ...

Asthepandemic droveasudden, massive andnecessary shifttoonline education last year, students wereforcedtoaccess muchoftheirschoolreading assignments digitally.

Turning soheavily toscreens forschoolreading wasatemporary fix — andshould remain thatway.

Awealthofresearch comparing printanddigitalreading pointstothesameconclusion printmatters. Formoststudents, printisthemosteffective waytolearnandtoretain thatknowledge long-term.

Whenmeasuring readingcomprehension, researchers typically askpeopletoread passages andthenanswer questions orwriteshortessays. Regardless oftheageofthe students, reliably similarpatterns occur. https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2021-05- 10/digital-books-reading-learning-pandemic
DurbininSenate JudicHearing reBigTech'sFailure toProtectKidsfromSexual Exploitation Onlinehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsPGAO3LnGM 33 TheKidsOnlineSafetyActisdesigned toensure children aren’tpresented harmful content whentheyareonsocialmedia. Butsomeadvocacy groupsareconcerned about censorship. Weexplore thedifferent sidesofthisbill. Andalocalmother shareshowa socialmediachallenge forever changed herfamilyandexplains howtheKidsOnline SafetyActmayhavehelpedherdaughter. https://www.pbs.org/video/exploring-potentialimpacts-of-the-kids-online-safety-act-rqk1ed/ OPINIONSECTION. Monday, June 3, 2019
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HEREISAQUOTEFROMGGUSD “ThedistrictisgratefultotheStateTreasurer’sOfficefor providing thiscreative fundingavenue thatisenriching classroom experiences across California,” saidTeriRocco, boardofeducation vicepresident. “Weknowthatwhenyou puttechnology inthehandsofourstudents, ittakeslearning toahigherleveland inspires deeperunderstanding thana (Falsestatement)textbookcanprovide. ”Patton Elementary SchoolWins $25,000forNewTechnology.

THESTATEOFUTAHWHICHOURFAMILYOWNSARANCHWHERESCHOOLSSTUDENTSARE ENCOURAGETOREADALOTOFBOOKS. INONETVNEWSSTORYSTUDENTSREADTOADOG THANTOTHEMSELF, TESTSCORESINREADINGAREMUCHHIGHERTHANAVERAGEWITH. NO REALEXPLANATIONASTOWHY.

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USINGSOCIALMEDIASCREENTIMEPERDAYNOMORETWOHOURSCAUSINGINCREASE MENTALILLNESSSUICIDESTHUS.GGUSDQUOTE " ittakeslearningtoahigherlevelandinspires deeperunderstandingthanatextbookcanprovide."TODAY
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California StateTreasurer FionaMavisitedPattonElementary School lastweekto present theschoolwitha $25,000checkfornewtechnology. Afterthecheck presentation, Treasurer Majoinedwiththeschool’sstaffandapproximately 950students toducktapePattonPrincipal Jennifer CarterandAssistant Principal JulieKawaitothe wall.

PattonElementary Schoolwasoneofonlythreeschools acrossCalifornia toreceive an over-sizedcheckfor $25,000aspartoftheTreasurer’s2019ScholarDollarProgram. The school-wideduck-tapingeventwaspromised tostudents forwinning thecompetition.

Scholar DollarProgram winners areselected based offthenumberofonlinevotes they receive. Pattonreceived animpressive 14,512votes, morethananyCalifornia school thatparticipated inthecompetition.

ThedistrictisgratefultotheStateTreasurer’sOfficeforproviding thiscreative funding avenue thatisenriching classroom experiences acrossCalifornia,” saidTeriRocco, boardofeducation vicepresident. “Weknowthatwhenyouputtechnology inthehands ofourstudents, ittakeslearning toahigherlevelandinspires deeper understanding thanatextbookcanprovide.”
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35 That’saGGUSD schoolboardmember claiming technology. ittakeslearning toahigher levelandinspires deeper understanding thanatextbookcanprovide.” {That’saGGUSD schoolboardmember claiming technology
https://www.ggusd.us/news/patton-elementary-school-wins-25-000-for-new-technology LETS TEACH THE VALUE TOOUR CHILDREN HOW TOUSE ACOUNTY LIBRARY'S. TOENRICH THEIR

EDUCATION BYTAKEN AFILED TRIPS SOCAN EXPLORE AND HOW THEY CAN BENEFIT FROM THEVAST ROWS OFBOOKS OFKNOWLEDGE . THE VALUE OFREADING CREATES IMAGINATION INONE MIND OF

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HEALTH MIND FUNCTIONING SCREEN TIME HAS BEEN PROVEN TOCAUSE MANY MEDICAL NEGATIVE CONDITIONS.

According toGoogleAnalytics, pornography searches increase by4,700% whenkidsare usingtheinternet inthehoursafterschoolends.

Likeitornot, teensareusingtheirdevices toaccess pornography onaregular basis in today'stechnology drivensociety. Whereprevious generations werecautiousofastolen Playboy magazine, currentparents arelooking forguidance onhowtoshieldtheirteens fromtheeveravailable, internet pornography.

Theaverage childisnowaccessing pornography attheageof11 – andthatismuch youngerthanthelegalageforviewingsuchmaterial. Unfortunately, theaccess toadult content iseasyandisavailable inacoupleclicks. Eventhoughmostmatureand pornographic siteshaveapop-upwarning awayminors, thereisnothing tostopthem fromclicking the ‘over18’ buttonandviewinginappropriate material. https://www.netnanny.com/blog/pornography-searches-increase-4700-when-kids-are-outof-school/ Afterreviewing thisbodyoftexttorecommend AB1432useofsmartphones withSB1283isflawedbynotaddressing pornography onschoolbusses, smartphones, bullying, crimes
Sincearecentnews reportpointsoutashortage offundsandstafftoaddress mental healthSB12832024wantstoinspect smartphones whenthelimitresource ofstaffand policeofficers bebetterservedbybanning smartphone under14yearsoldtheStateof Florida hasandtheGovsaysworkingwell.

AB3216-2024withSB-1283statethedateeffective aswellastheharmwhen lookatCAStateChildabuse welfare code300 (C} andWeasastatehavenot recognize theharmsocialmediawithFederal andStateChildabuselawsthehavedirect relationship tocurrent crisesCAWelf & InstCodeSection 300 Thechildissuffering serious emotional damage, orisatsubstantial riskofsuffering serious emotional damage, evidenced bysevereanxiety, depression, withdrawal, or untoward aggressive behaviortowardselforothers, asaresultoftheconduct ofthe parentorguardian orwhohasnoparentorguardian capable ofproviding appropriate 36 care. Achildshallnotbefoundtobeaperson described bythissubdivision ifthewillful failureoftheparentorguardian toprovide adequate mentalhealthtreatment isbasedon asincerely heldreligious beliefandifalessintrusive judicial intervention isavailable. https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=300.&la wCode=WIC
Federal legislation provides guidance toStatesbyidentifying aminimum setofactsor behaviors thatdefinechildabuseandneglect. TheFederal ChildAbusePrevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) (42U.S.C.A. § 5106g), asamended bytheCAPTA Reauthorization Actof2010, defines childabuseandneglectas, atminimum:

I’mopposed toCAStateAssembly AB3216 -2024asitscurrently writtenithasserious flawswithtimetobeaffective, thelanguage isweakcompared tootherstates language Thisbillwouldinstead require, nolaterthanJuly1, 2026, require thegoverning bodyofa schooldistrict, acounty officeofeducation, oracharter schooltoadoptto, byJuly1, 2026, develop andadopt, andtoupdate every5years, apolicytolimitorprohibit theuse byitspupilsofsmartphones whilethepupilsareataschoolsite orwhilethepupilsare underthesupervision andcontrolofanemployee oremployees ofthatschooldistrict, countyofficeofeducation, orcharter school, asprovided. Byimposing additional duties onlocaleducational agencies, thebillwouldconstitute astate-mandated local program.https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billStatusClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240 AB3216
I’mopposed toCAStateSB1283, asamended, Stern. Pupils: useofsmartphones and socialmedia. thelanguage isweakcompared tootherstateslanguage https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml? SB1283, asamended, Stern.

Pupils: useofsmartphones andsocialmedia.

SECTION 1. Section 48901.7oftheEducation Codeisamended toread:
48901.7. (a) (1) Thegoverning bodyofaschooldistrict, acountyofficeofeducation, ora charter school mayadoptapolicytolimitorprohibit theusebyitspupilsofsmartphones orsocialmedia, orboth, whilethepupilsareataschool siteorwhilethepupilsare underthesupervision andcontrolofanemployee oremployees ofthatschooldistrict, countyofficeofeducation, orcharter school.
37 Itwouldbebetterservedtorecognize thebraindevelopment howcurtailing the consumption bringswhatwritteninmanybookstoDigital Detox, ScreenStrongTeens Discussing ASmartphone freeChildhood.

TheScreenStrongChallenge: 30-DayScreenDetoxforKids & Teens According totheWashington Post, a2018studyfoundthatthemoretimethatkidswere spending ontheirsmartphones, theirhappiness decreased. Theinteresting partisthat eventhough kidswerenotnearlyashappy, theyweredoingeverything intheirpowerto findmoretimetospendontheirsmartphones.Jul5, 2022
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Teenswhospendlesstimeinfrontofscreens arehappier — uptoapoint, newresearch shows
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CAStateisseriously flawedwithSCR73Bluelight2019causes mental illnessandby notprotecting theeyesfromsleepdeprivation, myopia, workcompclaims.

Thelackawareness precludes fromStatelicense boardtoaddress theoverhealth effects toaddress theaddiction, SB9762024identified thecause yet. Howwillwe address thegreatgapinourCAState? passes? Lawswithout factoring intheneed training tomirrorthehealthcrisis.

CAStatehasoverlooked itschildabuselawswithFederal whatyouarewitnessa breakdown ofnotrecognizing thedescription inthebodyoflanguage ofbothclearly showsocialmediaatthecurrent crisistonoteducated tolimittimebringactionwith childabuse laws.

BothAB3216smartphone andSB1263beenacted nowtobanthemuntilageof14-yearoldtobanduringschoolhours.

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https://www.govinfo.govicontent/pkg/CREC-2003-03-27/pdf/CREC-2003-03-27.pdf To whom it may concern.

CA State Assembly Bill AB 3212 Pupils use of smart phones prior bill AB 272 Muratsuchi. Pupils: use of smartphones:

SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
https://mail.goog le.com/mail/u/0/?ik=9f7a8e7f10&view=pt&search=all&permthid=thread-f:1799781456211651651&simpl=msg-f:179978145621165165... 1/9 5/25/24, 9:42 AM Gmail - Understanding Bullying under CA State Assembly Bill AB 3212 Pupils use of smart phones prior bill AB 272 Muratsuchi. Pu... (a) There is growing evidence that unrestricted use of smartphones by pupils at elementary and secondary schools during the school day interferes with the educational mission of the schools, lowers pupil performance, particularly among lowachieving pupils, promotes cyberbullying, and contributes to an increase in teenage anxiety, depression, and suicide. (b) In September 2018, France adopted a nationwide smartphone ban in all primary and middle schools in order to promote pupil achievement and healthy social development.
(c) The London School of Economics and Political Science published a May 2015 study that found that test scores improved significantly at schools that banned mobile phone use, and that the most significant gains in pupil performance were made by the most disadvantaged and underachieving pupils. The study concluded that "schools could significantly reduce the education achievement gap by prohibiting mobile phone use in schools." (d) Dr. Jean Twenge, who is a professor of psychology at San Diego State University, published a book in 2017 entitled "iGen," which presents evidence of an increase in depression and suicide among American teenagers that may be caused by increased mobile device screen time and social media use. According to Dr. Twenge, 8th grade pupils who spend 10 or more hours per week on social media are 56 percent more likely to describe themselves as unhappy than those who devote less time to social media. Moreover, teenagers who spend three hours per day or more on electronic devices are 35 percent more likely to demonstrate risk factors for suicide, such as suicidal ideation, and teenagers who spend five or more hours per day on their devices are 71 percent more likely to demonstrate a risk factor for suicide.

CA State Assembly Bill AB 3212 Pupils use of smart phones prior bill AB 272 Muratsuchi. Pupils: use of smartphones: These two pieces of legislation flawed to what field research has shown many schools don't want to enact such as the Garden Grove Unified School District they took a popular survey from the community as to ban cell phones. As the result they the School Board elect to leave it with no real verbiage just pass down to the principles.

Research shows a pattern where reported bullying is reported to the school to then be ignored as such children are come committing suicide at a very young age, above a PDF Testimony from a hearing U.S. Senate a by partisan action to Protect our children online further below is the full hearing https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/committee-activity/hearings/protecting-our-childrenonline A mother spoke how her son was given a cell phone during his high school where he was bullied then they family found him dead by hanging himself.

What is bullying?
Troubling map reveals the staggering number of schools that are s Troubling map reveals the staggering number of schools that are soft on troublemakers - so are YOUR kids in danger In a press release, the district said its school police department documented 56 criminal incidents last year where students used their cell phones to plan fights, harass other students and vandalize school property. The district also said that the communication between students on phones included planning "vaping gatherings" in school bathrooms and other criminal mischief, the CBS News affiliate reported.

A new school policy introduced in the Ringgold School District is cracking down on cell phone use, prohibiting students from using them while at school or on district property in hopes to reduce fights and cyberbullying, KDKA reported. "In an effort to curb this trend, a new electronic device policy has been enacted for the 2022-2023 school year," the release said.

In the new policy, students will no longer be able to use their phones in classrooms, locker rooms, bathrooms or on the school bus.
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According to the district website, "The Board prohibits use of electronic devices by students during the school day in district buildings; on district property; on district buses and vehicles; and during the time students are under the supervision of the district."
Additionally, the school board said it's adopting the policy, "in order to support an education environment that is orderly, safe and secure for district students and employees."Some parents agree with the new policy. https://www.pennlive.com/news/2022/08/this-pa-school-district-is-banning-cell-phones-in-the-hopes-of-reducing-fights-and-cyberbullying.html.

Protecting Our Children Online
Thank you, Chairman Durbin, Ranking Member Graham, and members of the committee. My name is Kristin Bride. I am a survivor parent and social media reform advocate, and member of the bipartisan Council for Responsible Social Media.

I am testifying here today to bring a face to the harms occurring every day resulting from the unchecked power of the social media industry. This is my son Carson Bride with beautiful blue eyes, an amazing smile, and a great sense of humor, who will be forever 16 years old. As involved parents raising our two sons in Oregon, we thought we were doing everything right. We waited until Carson was in 8th grade to give him his first cell phone, an old phone with no apps.

We talked to our boys about online safety and the importance of never sending anything online that you wouldn't want your name and face next to on a billboard. Carson followed these guidelines. Yet tragedy still struck our family.
https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/committee-activity/hearings/protecting-our-children-online Bullying is repetitive, intentionally aggressive behavior — in person or online — that causes hurt or discomfort to another person. Bullying comes in many forms: violent or unwanted physical contact, behavior meant to provoke a fight or confrontation, verbal comments meant to belittle, demean or control, or other kinds of actions with the intent of harassing, humiliating or otherwise causing emotional and/or physical discomfort.

Bullying may feel and be unprovoked, and victims often experience powerlessness to defend themselves.

Even if the interaction is brief, bullying often causes more than momentary physical or emotional discomfort. According to the American Psychological Association, being the recipient of bullying, especially if repeated, can contribute to mental health problems such as anxiety and depression. Victims of bullying often have trouble adjusting to school, feel unhappy or unsafe, experience loneliness and withdrawal, and can even have thoughts of suicide. They're also more likely to be rejected by their peers.

Types of bullying
While cyberbullying and offline bullying happen in different ways, they're both destructive to the victims:
• Offline bullying is bullying in person in the form of physical threats or violence and/or verbal taunts, threats or insults. • Cyberbullying is bullying online, in the form of emails, instant messages, or social media posts.

Bullying is unfortunately quite common, especially online. The 2019 Youth Risk Behavior Survey' found that nearly 1 in 4 high school students experience in-person bullying or aggression; this is significantly higher for girls and for LGBTQ+ students and students questioning their sexual identity.

Cyberbullying is even more common than offline bullying. About 37% of young people between the ages of 12 and 17 have been bullied online and 30% have had it happen more than once. And, it's quite common for youth being bullied offline to also be bullied online.

In-person bullying and cyberbullying often overlap — students may start rumors or fights online and continue the aggressive behavior in schools or community settings where they encounter each other in person. Conversely, bullying behavior may start in person and then continue in online spaces. Rumors, veiled insults, purposely excluding someone, and even dirty looks or nonverbal cues are all forms of covert bullying.

It's not only common to be a victim of bullying as an adolescent, engaging in bullying behavior is also quite common; 23% of students in a large national study reported that they've said or done something mean or cruel to another person online, with https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ik=9f7a8e7f10&view=pt&search=all&permthid=thread-f:1799781456211651651&simpl=msg-f:179978145621165165... 3/9 5/25/24, 9:42 AM Gmail - Understanding Bullying under CA State Assembly Bill AB 3212 Pupils use of smart phones prior bill AB 272 Muratsuchi. Pu... 27% reporting that they've experienced the same from someone else. ' Basile, K. C., Clayton, H. B., DeGue, S., Gilford, J. W., Vagi, K. J., Suarez, N. A., ... & Lowry, R. (2020). Interpersonal Violence Victimization Among High School Students—Youth Risk Behavior Survey, United States, 2019. MMWR supplements, 69(1), 28.

What are the signs of bullying?
It's important to recognize the signs of bullying — for ourselves and others — so that we can take action when someone we know or love is being bullied. According to stopbullying.gov this can manifest or show up in many different ways including:
• Unexplained injuries
• Missing or destroyed clothing or possessions
• Frequently feeling or faking sick
• Suddenly skipping meals or binge eating; kids may come home from school hungry because they didn't eat lunch • Difficulty sleeping or frequent nightmares
• Declining academic performance or interest
• Unexplained or sudden social avoidance or loss of friendships • Feelings of helplessness or decreased self esteem
• Self-destructive behaviors such as running away from home, self-harm, or suicidal ideation In partnership with lnstagram, JED has created a Pressure To Be Perfect Toolkit, aimed at helping to free us from the pressure of thinking we need to conform to a certain set of standards when we post. It also helps you move from a mindset of comparing yourself with others to one where you're thoughtfully sharing yourself with others to make your time on lnstagram more intentional and rewarding.

What makes someone vulnerable to bullying?
Anyone can be bullied, but there are some conditions and characteristics that increase risk especially, when students are different than most of their peers and they don't feel they belong.Certain situations or risk factors can make someone more likely to be targeted:
• Kids who are bullied at home by siblings are more likely to be targeted at school according to the APA • Higher ADHD symptoms are associated with bullying victimization • Girls are more likely than boys to be both victims and perpetrators of cyber bullying, with 15% of teen girls having been the target of at least four different kinds of abusive online behaviors (compared with 6% of boys) • About half of LGBTQ+ students experience online harassment — a rate higher than average • Bullying behaviors often stem from wide forms of harassment/discrimination such as religion, ableism, homophobia, racism, classism, etc.

Sometimes, people feel so unable to ask for what they want or need or have so much pent up anger or anxiety, that they abuse or manipulate other people. It's unsurprising then that people who engage in bullying regularly tend to have low selfesteem, low academic achievement, and symptoms of anxiety.

Research also shows that the most significant predictor for bullying is an environment that allows for bullying and/or which creates difficult or intolerable psychological conditions in the person who bullies. This includes:
• Family members' involvement in gangs
• Poor parental supervision
• Parental conflict
• Domestic violence
• Low parental communication
• Lack of parental emotional support
• Authoritarian parenting
• Inappropriate discipline
• Parental abuse
Children of single parents, especially when relationships with the parent are strained or distant, are also at risk of becoming perpetrators of bullying, as are boys suffering from depression.

Recognizing bullying
People who've been bullied are also at heightened risk of bullying and vice versa, depending on other personal and life characteristics. For example, in a study of over 3,000 7th grade students, bullying victims with higher self-esteem were more likely to engage in future bullying perpetration, whereas victims with lower self-esteem were less likely to bully in the future.

While none of us want to think that we would ever be the bully, it's important to note that someone engaging in bullying may not recognize it as bullying, despite how clear it may be to others. https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ik=9f7a8e7f10&view=pt&search=all&permthid=thread-f:1799781456211651651&simpl=msg-f:179978145621165165... 4/9 5/25/24, 9:42 AM Gmail - Understanding Bullying under CA State Assembly Bill AB 3212 Pupils use of smart phones prior bill AB 272 Muratsuchi. Pu...

So what are some signs that we might be doing the bullying? • Often feeling resentful, jealous or like we're not getting the recognition we deserve. • Struggling with empathy and becoming aggressive when we're unhappy with someone; this could be loud or quiet (e.g., passive aggression)
• Upsetting people around us — causing them to be agitated or tearful in reaction to our moods and behaviors.

From an emotional health perspective, perpetuating bullying is associated with anxiety, depression, susceptibility to peer pressure, endorsement of "masculine" traits, conduct problems, antisocial personality traits, and callous-unemotional traits.

But this cycle doesn't have to continue and there are ways to get help and cope.

If you think you're being bullied or think you're a bully, check out our How to Cope with Bullying article. And if you need help immediately, text "START" to 741-741 or call 1-800-273-TALK (8255).

Take the self-evaluator.

Are you a student? Find mental resources on your campus.

Are you an educator? Bring mental health curriculum to your school.

You're Not Alone
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A California high school found students' cellphones too distracti State lawmakers introduce bill to limit cellphone use in schools Kids are using phones in class, even when it's against the rules.

This Pa. school district is banning cell phones in the hopes of r Washington, Ringgold districts ban cellphone use during school da State lawmakers introduce bill to limit cellphone use in schools.

As will see from this letter that children suffer from too many hours from social media, they become unable to access social skills exercise, past generations it was normal to leave the house to play while learning social skills.

Schools reported in the Daily Mail Troubling map reveals the staggering number of schools that are soft on troublemakers - so are YOUR kids in danger?
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Date of Hearing: April 23, 2024

ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON PRIVACY AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
Rebecca Bauer- Kahan, Chair
AB 2657 (Arambula) – As Amended March 21, 2024
SUBJECT: Social Media Commission

SYNOPSIS
A recent report by the Centers for Disease Control points to a significant deterioration in high school students’ mental health in the decade between 2011 and 2021. During that time, the percentage of male high school students who had experienced persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness during the past year increased from 21% to 29%. For female students, the increase over the same period was tragically higher, from 36% to 57%. A number of studies suggest that social media use may be a contributing factor to young people’ s deteriorating mental health.

This bill, co- sponsored by Public Health Advocates and Children’ s Movement Fresno, proposes to establish the Social Media Commission (commission) for the purpose of bringing together experts and stakeholders— young people who use social media, educators, parents, and content experts in social media, technology, and mental health—to provide a comprehensive report with formal recommendations for regulation of social media as it relates to child and adolescent mental health and well-being. Proponents argue that a broad diversity of perspectives will result in more well-rounded recommendations to guide the Legislature.

There is no opposition on file. This bill was previously heard by the Assembly Health Committee, where it passed 15-0.

SUMMARY: Establishes the commission and tasks it with producing a comprehensive report for regulating social media as it relates to child and adolescent mental health and well- being.

Specifically, this bill:
1) Establishes the commission for the purpose of bringing together a diverse group of experts and invested stakeholders to provide a comprehensive report with formal recommendations for regulation of social media as it relates to child and adolescent mental health and wellbeing. 2) Requires the commission to be composed of seven subcommittees, each with five total members, including one subcommittee chair. Requires each subcommittee chair to be responsible for leading meetings and writing the subcommittee recommendation reports. 3) Requires the subcommittee chairs to consist of the following:
a) The Secretary of California Health and Human Services, or the secretary’ s designee, who shall serve as the chairperson and as subcommittee chair of one of the subcommittees. b) Two subcommittee chair members, appointed by the Governor. c) Two subcommittee chair members, appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules. d) Two subcommittee chair members, appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly.

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e) Requires all appointees to have appropriate knowledge and experience regarding social media, or other relevant expertise.
4) Requires subcommittees to consist of the following:
a) A subcommittee of parents, divided into two groups:
i) Requires the first group to consist of parents of children eight to 12 years of age, inclusive; and,
ii) Requires the second group to consist of parents of children 13 to 17 years of age, inclusive.
b) A subcommittee of adolescents 13 to 17 years of age, inclusive; c) A subcommittee of educators, divided into two groups:
i) Educators of pupils in second grade to fifth grade, inclusive; and, ii) Educators of pupils in sixth grade to twelfth grade, inclusive. d) A subcommittee of researchers with expertise that collectively covers the following subject areas:
i) Communication;
ii) Human development;
iii) Psychology;
iv) Neuroscience;
v) Pediatrics;
vi) A subcommittee of media and technology experts in the following subject areas:
vii) Computer science;
viii) Data privacy; and,
ix) User experience researchers;
e) A subcommittee of policy experts in the following subject areas:
i) Communication law;
ii) Policy research; and,
iii) Economics;
f) A subcommittee of mental health professionals, consisting of the following:

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i) Therapists;
ii) Psychiatrists; and,
iii) Addiction specialists.
5) Requires the commission to meet for the first time on or before March 30, 2025, and to convene meetings at least quarterly at locations that are easily accessible to the public. 6) Requests the University of California to send, prior to the initial subcommittee meeting, an informational briefing to each committee’ s members for review that contains a summary document containing all of the following:
a) A list and description of proposed, enacted, and failed legislation by each state relating to social media and child or adolescent well-being;
b) A review of other countries’ existing legislation relating to social media and child or adolescent well-being;
c) A review of research on the outcomes of enacted legislation on adolescent social media use and mental health;
d) A description of the goals and processes of the commission; and, e) A description of the legislative process with respect to the commission’ s purpose. 7) Requires subcommittees to meet a minimum of two times prior to the first commission- wide chairs’ meeting.
8) Requires, during the first commission- wide chairs’ meeting, each subcommittee chair to share the thoughts of their respective committee and receive feedback from the group. 9) Requires a final subcommittee meeting to occur following the commission- wide chairs’ meeting to discuss any new information or recommendations from other committees.

Requires, at this final subcommittee meeting, subcommittees to draft their official recommendation report.
10) Requires, at a final commission- wide chairs’ meeting, subcommittee chairs to create a summary of recommendations that will be sent to commission leaders to draft a final report. 11) Permits the commission to establish advisory committees that include members of the public with relevant knowledge and experience that support stakeholder engagement and an analytical process by which key design options are developed. 12) Requires the commission and each advisory committee to keep official records of all of their proceedings.
13) Requires, on or before April 1, 2026, the commission to submit a report to the Legislature and the Governor that includes both of the following:

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a) A summary and analysis of the robust, multidisciplinary research and current regulatory practices regarding child and adolescent social media use and mental health with special consideration for parental, youth, and industry perspectives; and, b) A formal set of policy recommendations for legislators on how to effectively regulate social media to enhance youth safety and well- being. Authorizes the recommendations to include identifying areas where further investigation is needed to provide ongoing governance recommendations, particularly as technology and research in adolescent wellbeing co-evolve.

EXISTING LAW:
1) Establishes the California Health and Human Services Agency. (Gov. Code § 12806.) 2) Defines “ social media platform” as a public or semipublic internet- based service or application that has users in California and that meets both of the following criteria:
a) A substantial function of the service or application is to connect users in order to allow them to interact socially with each other within the service or application. (A service or application that provides email or direct messaging services does not meet this criterion based solely on that function.)
b) The service or application allows users to do all of the following:
i) Construct a public or semipublic profile for purposes of signing into and using the service or application.
ii) Populate a list of other users with whom an individual shares a social connection within the system.
iii) Create or post content viewable by other users, including, but not limited to, on message boards, in chat rooms, or through a landing page or main feed that presents the user with content generated by other users. (Bus. & Prof. Code § 22675(e).) FISCAL EFFECT: As currently in print the bill is keyed fiscal.

COMMENTS:
1) Background. When the Centers for Disease Control released its Youth Risk Behavior Survey Data Summary & Trends Report 2011-2021 earlier this year, the report’s findings resonated nationwide. Among the most concerning results were the following:

In the decade between 2011 and 2021, the percentage of male high school students who had experienced persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness during the past year increased from 21% to 29%. For female students, the increase over the same period was tragically higher, from 36% to 57%.

In 2021, 22% of high school students reported seriously considering attempting suicide during the past year.

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In 2021, 42% of high school students felt so sad or hopeless almost every day for at least two weeks in a row that they stopped doing their usual activities. Female students were more likely than male students to experience persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness. 1
The connection between findings such as these and teens’ increased use of technologies such as smartphones and social media applications is increasingly the subject of both research and legislation. A meta-analysis of 20 research studies published worldwide between January 2010 and June 2020 revealed that “ while social media can create a sense of community for the user, excessive and increased use of social media, particularly among those who are vulnerable, is correlated with depression and other mental health disorders.” 2 And regulation of social media platforms, with an eye to ensuring children’ s well-being online, has been a topic of significant bipartisan interest in the Legislature for several years.

In 2022, concerns about children’ s health and its connection to their online activity prompted this Committee and the Assembly Arts, Entertainment, Sports, and Tourism Committee to hold a joint informational hearing on the topic of “Protecting Kids Online: Challenges & Opportunities in a Digital World.” One of the most notable points made in the informational hearing background paper was the difficulty of disentangling the benefits from the harms of youths’ online activity, and the consequent nuance that is required when policymaking in this area:

Though the harms of digital technology are substantial, they are not insurmountable, and are particular to certain types of content, patterns of internet use, and design features. Adequately addressing online media that are problematic to the wellbeing of young people could accordingly allow children to utilize the considerable advantages online media provide over traditional media without endangering their mental and physical health.3 2) Author’ s statement. According to the author:

The promise of social media was to build virtual communities that would bring people together to share information and ideas. In many ways, this promise has been fulfilled. Some platforms have billions of users and act as a digital thread connecting friends and families.

Unfortunately, social media companies have abused their position as facilitators of some of the most personal human interactions by prioritizing screen time and profits over the mental health of their users. Social media’ s addictive design exacerbates compulsive and obsessive behaviors detracting from real-world in-person engagement and contributing to social isolation.

Children and adolescents who use social media should be safe from harm. AB 2657 will identify ways to counteract the intentionally addictive design of social media platforms by establishing a commission to investigate the methods used by social media companies and to 1 The full report may be found at https://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/data/yrbs/pdf/YRBS_Data-SummaryTrends_Report2023_508.pdf. 2 Ulvi, et al., Social Media Use and Mental Health: A Global Analysis, Epidemologia (Jan. 11, 2022), available at https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36417264/.
3 The background paper for the informational hearing (background paper), is available at https://privacycp.assembly.ca.gov/sites/privacycp.assembly.ca.gov/files/Background_032922pdf.pdf .

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make recommendations on how to prevent future impacts on the mental health of children and adolescents.
3) Analysis. Under this bill, the commission, by April 1, 2026 must submit to the Legislature and Governor a report that includes both of the following:

A summary and analysis of the robust, multidisciplinary research and current regulatory practices regarding child and adolescent social media use and mental health with special consideration for parental, youth, and industry perspectives.

A formal set of policy recommendations for legislators on how to effectively regulate social media to enhance youth safety and well- being. The recommendations may also include identifying areas where further investigation is needed to provide ongoing governance recommendations, particularly as technology and research in adolescent wellbeing co-evolve.

The commission is composed of seven subcommittees, each with five members. These subcommittees involve a diverse array of experts and stakeholders—young people who use social media, educators, parents, and content experts in social media, technology, and mental health. These subcommittees can provide the commission perspectives arising from lived experience and expertise, leading to a well-rounded set of conclusions that should assist the Legislature in formulating policy to help young people engage with social media in healthier ways.

According to Youth Leadership Institute, which supports the bill, “[y]outh, parents, researchers, teachers, and government officials are deeply concerned of the safety and well- being of our community. Oftentimes individually we may feel isolated in our worries and solutions are out of reach. Through this approach, this will unify stakeholders and build human- centered approaches to solutions and recommendations.”
Oakland Privacy, in support of the bill, adds:

The commission proposed under AB 2657 will complement other initiatives by the state legislature to reduce harms caused by social media. The commission is an opportunity to address social media harms on teens through a holistic approach, with engagement from various stakeholders including youth. Youth’ s perspectives and participation in the discussions and decision-making process is essential and has been implemented in other systems that can impact youth, such as foster youth in the child- welfare system.

To ensure that the fullest array of voices are represented, the author may also wish to consider ensuring that the experts and stakeholders have diverse personal backgrounds reflective of California as a whole. Additionally, it should be noted that this Committee recently passed a similar bill, AB 1282 (Lowenthal, 2023), which would require a similar report from the Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission. To avoid duplicative efforts, the author is encouraged to work with the author of AB 1282 to find a common approach. 4) Related legislation. AB 1282 (Lowenthal, 2023) requires the Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission on or before July 1, 2026 to report to the relevant policy committees of the Legislature a statewide strategy to understand, communicate, and AB 2657

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mitigate mental health risks associated with the use of social media by children and youth. AB 1282 is currently pending on the Senate Inactive File.

AB 2390 ( Arambula, 2024) establishes the Social Media Harm Reduction Pilot Program. The bill is pending in this Committee.

ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT:

Co-sponsor Pubic Health Advocates writes:

While most people will have a positive experience on social media platforms, there are also risks. Young people spend considerable time daily on social media – averaging 4.8 hours per day – and through a combination of the content they encounter and social media replacing or competing with other activities, 37% of young people describe social media as a major and direct contributor to depression and anxiety. This is higher than traditional adolescent stressors of family and community expectations (18%), school pressure (16%) and bullying 8%).

As the risks are receiving greater attention, there is nationwide momentum to pass legislation to protect youth on social media. It is incumbent upon the state of California to review existing data and develop evidence-informed strategies to protect young people online.

AB 2390 establishes a commission to investigate the methods used by social media companies and to make recommendations on how to prevent future impacts on the mental health of children and adolescents. The design of this commission will ensure input from young people who use social media, educators, parents, and content experts in social media technology and mental health to fully consider the experience and existing research to develop recommendations to guide the California legislature.

The American Academy of Pediatrics writes:

Current laws such as the Cyberbullying Protection Act and the Online Violence Prevention Act have been important in regulating social media platforms. However, the rapidly evolving landscape of social media demands a more comprehensive approach that considers the profound impact these platforms have on the mental health and well- being of young people.

The proposed Social Media Commission offers a promising solution by bringing together a diverse group of experts and stakeholders to provide formal recommendations for the regulation of social media. By including subcommittees composed of parents, adolescents, educators, researchers, and subject matter experts, the commission ensures that a wide range of perspectives and experiences will be considered in the decisionmaking process. The commission' s focus on child and adolescent mental health and well- being is particularly crucial, given the growing body of research linking excessive social media use to various negative outcomes, including depression, anxiety, and cyberbullying. By empowering the Secretary of California Health and Human Services to chair the commission, AB 2657 demonstrates a commitment to prioritizing the health and safety of our youth. I commend the efforts of the bill’s sponsors in recognizing the importance of proactive measures to address the challenges posed by social media platforms.

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LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION
Home Bill Information California Law Publications Other Resources My Subscriptions My Favorites AB-2390 Social Media Harm Reduction Pilot Program. (2023-2024) SHARE THIS:15 Date Published: 03/22/2024 04:00 AM
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MARCH 21, 2024
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023-2024 REGULAR SESSION
ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 2390
Introduced by Assembly Member Arambula
February 12, 2024
An act to add and repeal Division 21 (commencing with Section 27000)-to of the Health and Safety Code, relating to social media.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2390, as amended, Arambula. social mcdia: pilot program. Social Media Harm Reduction Pilot Program.

Existing law regulates social media platforms, through various acts, including the Cyberbullying Protection Act, that requires a social media platform to, among other things and subject to specified exceptions, disclose all cyberbullying reporting procedures in the terms of service and the Online Violence Prevention Act that requires a social medial platform to, except as specified, clearly and conspicuously state whether it has a mechanism for reporting violent posts that is available to users and nonusers of the platform.

This bill would establish the Social Media Pilot Program, and would require the program to identify the causes of dvcrsc mcntal hcalth impacts on thc uscrs of online social networks, test methodsto mitigate the harms of impacts of online social networks.

Existing law establishes the California Health and Human Services Agency, which includes various state departments charged with the administration of health, social, and other human services.

This bill would establish, until December 31, 2029, the Social Media Harm Reduction Pilot Program and would require the California Health and Human Services Agency to designate a nonprofit organization to undertake the responsibilities of the program. The bill would require the program to do various specified tasks, including recommending statewide standards for the use of online social networks by kindergarten and grades 1 to 12 pupils, inclusive, and would require the program to coordinate with existing laws regulating social media platforms to ensure consistency and avoid duplication of effort.

Vote: majority Appropriation: no Fiscal Committee: yes Local Program: no https:// eginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClientxhtml?bill_id=202320240AB2390 1/2 5/25/24, 11:39 PM Bill Text-AB-2390 Social Media Harm Reduction Pilot Program.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. Division 21 (commencing with Section 27000) is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:

DIVISION 21. Social Media Harm Reduction
27000. (a) The Legislature finds and declares both of the following:
(1) Despite the potential benefits to society of online social networks, there is substantial evidence that tools designed to increase time spent on these networks result in adverse mental health impacts, especially among elementary and middle school pupils.
(2) It is the intent of the Legislature to establish the Social Media Harm Reduction Pilot Program to comprehensively examine the adverse mental health impacts associated with the use of online social networks by kindergarten and grades 1 to 12 pupils, inclusive, and to intervene as needed to prevent or mitigate those impacts.
(b) The Social Media Harm Reduction Pilot Program is hereby established. (c) The California Health and Human Services Agency shall designate a nonprofit organization to undertake the responsibilities of the program.
(d) The program shall do all of the following:
(1) Develop model educational materials and methods to leverage existing peer-to-peer support programs to inform pupils about the harms of social media, foster the development of healthy social media habits among pupils, and create a supportive environment in which they may do so. (2) Evaluate the impact of those educational materials and methods and the peer-to-peer support program through the establishment of statewide learning communities. (3) Recommend statewide standards for the use of online social networks by kindergarten and grades 1 to 12 pupils, inclusive.
(4) Define best practices for expansion of the program. (e) The program shall coordinate with existing laws regulating social media platforms, including, but not limited to, the Cyberbullying Protection Act (Chapter 22.2.9 (commencing with Section 22589) of Division 8 of the Business and Professions Code) and the Online Violence Prevention Act (Title 1.81.46 (commencing with Section 1798.99.20) of Part 4 of Division 3 of the Civil Code), to ensure consistency and avoid duplication of effort. (f) This division shall remain in effect only until December 31, 2029, and as of that date is repealed.

CCTION 1. Division commencing with section is added to the I lealthand safety Code, to read. 21 Social Media
designed to increase time spent on these networks.
(c)The pilot program shall identify the causes of adverse mental health impacts on the users of online social to track both the impacts and the causes of impacts of online social networks. https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB2390 2/2 5/11/24, 10:51 PM Bill Text -AB-2390 Social Media Harm Reduction Pilot Program.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2390, as amended, Arambula. social mcdia: pilot program. Social Media Harm Reduction Pilot Program.

Existing law establishes the California Health and Human Services Agency, which includes various state departments charged with the administration of health, social, and other human services.

Vote: majority Appropriation: no Fiscal Committee: yes Local Program: no https:// eginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClientxhtml?bill_id=202320240AB2390 1/2 5/11/24, 10:51 PM Bill Text-AB-2390 Social Media Harm Reduction Pilot Program.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. Division 21 (commencing with Section 27000) is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:

SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Senator Anna Caballero, Chair
2023 - 2024 Regular Session
SB 1504 (Stern) - Cyberbullying Protection Act
Version: April 30, 2024 Policy Vote: JUD. 10-0
Urgency: No Mandate: No
Hearing Date: May 13, 2024 Consultant: Liah Burnley
Bill Summary: SB 1504 expands provisions of the Cyberbullying and Protection Act.

Fiscal Impact: Unknown, potentially significant workload cost pressures (General Fund, Trial Court Trust Fund) to the courts to adjudicate civil actions brought to enforce this bill. It generally costs about $8,000 to operate a courtroom for one eight-hour day. It is unknown how many additional civil actions would be brought as a result of the implementation of this bill. Consequently, if additional cases filed under the provisions of this measure that otherwise would not be available under existing law take 50 or more hours of court involvement, the cost pressures of this measure to the courts would surpass the Suspense File threshold. While the superior courts are not funded on a workload basis, an increase in workload could result in delayed court services and would put pressure on the General Fund to increase the amount appropriated to backfill for trial court operations. For illustrative purposes, the Governor's 2024-25 state budget proposes $83.1 million ongoing General Fund to continue to backfill the Trial Court Trust Fund for expected revenue declines.

Background: Existing law, the Cyberbullying Protection Act (the Act), requires social media platforms, as defined, to disclose their cyberbullying reporting procedures and to implement a reporting mechanism for the reporting of cyberbullying between pupils as well as other conduct that violates the platform's terms of service. The reporting mechanism must allow, but not require, an individual to upload a screenshot of the content that contains cyberbullying or violates the terms of service. The Attorney General is authorized to bring suit against platforms for intentional failure to comply and seek a $7,500 per day, per violation civil penalty.

Proposed Law:
• Expands provisions of the Cyberbullying and Protection Act to cover all minors, not just pupils.
• Expands the Act to include conduct committed by any person, not just pupils. • Requires the social media company's mechanism to report cyberbullying to be prominently displayed within its internet-based service and to include all of the following:
o Allows an individual to upload a screenshot of the content that contains cyberbullying or violates the terms of service related to cyberbullying; SB 1504 (Stern) Page 2 of 3
o Includes a method of contacting a reporting individual in writing by a method, including a telephone number for purposes of sending text messages or an email address, chosen by the reporting individual and that is within the control of the social media platform;
o Provides, within 36 hours of receipt of a report, written confirmation to the reporting individual that the social media platform received that individual's report; and,
o Issues a final written determination to the reporting user within 10 days of receiving the report, as specified.
• Allows civil actions to enforce these provisions to be filed by any person, including but not limited to, a parent or legal guardian of a minor, who submits a report of cyberbullying to the social media platform, a city attorney, a district attorney, or county council, or by the Attorney General. • Increases the civil penalty from $7,500 to $75,000 for each violation. • Authorizes the award of attorney's fees and costs to prevailing party.

Related Legislation:
• SB 976 (Skinner) would prohibit internet-based services and applications from offering addictive feeds, as defined, to minors under 18 without parental consent.

SB 976 is pending in this Committee.
. SB 1228 (Padilla) would require social media platforms to verify influential users and authorizes the AG to enforce these provisions. SB 1228 is pending in this Committee.
. SB 1444 (Stern) would require social media platforms, as defined, to make thirdparty-accessible application programming interfaces to allow a third-party safety software provider, upon authorization by a child or a parent or legal guardian of a child, to manage a child's online interactions, content, and account settings and initiate secure transfers of the child's user data for these purposes, as provided.

SB 1444 is pending in this Committee.
• AB 2879 (Low, Chapter 700, Statutes of 2022) established the Cyberbullying and Protection Act and requires a social media platform, as defined, to establish a reporting mechanism for the reporting of cyberbullying and other conduct that violates the platform's terms of service.
• SB 680 (Skinner, 2023) would have subjected social media platforms to civil liability for damages caused by their practices, affordances, designs, algorithms, or features, as provided. It provides a safe harbor where certain auditing SB 1504 (Stern) Page 3 of 3
practices are carried out. SB 680 was held under submission in Assembly Appropriations Committee.
• AB 1394 (Wicks, Chapter 576, Statutes of 2023), requires platforms to have mechanisms to report child sexual abuse material and to respond to reports in a timely manner by a method chosen by the reporting individual. -- END --
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Thispopularity isinmarked contrast totherecommendations ofgroups likethe American Academy ofPediatrics andtheAmerican College ofSportsMedicine, whosay youthshouldforgotheseproducts entirely. Theserecommendations arebasedon 5 concerns abouthealthproblems that, although rare, canoccurafterconsumption, including seizures, delirium, rapidheartrate, stroke, andevensuddendeath. AUS government reportfoundthatfrom2007to2011, thenumberofemergency department visitsinvolving energydrinksmorethandoubled, tonearly21,000.

Ofthese, approximately 1,500werechildren aged12to17, although thenumberofvisits fromthisagegroupincreased onlyslightlyoverthefouryears.

Howbadareenergy drinkslikeRedBullforteens? (qz.com)
Home ofCaffeine Scientist, Author, andSpeaker GreenEyedGuide Should energydrinksbebanned? Let’slookatenergydrinklawsintheUSandother countries. Watchthevideobelowforareviewofenergy drinkbanstheUShastried, as wellasenergydrinkbansandlawsintheUK, EU, Australia, NewZealand, andother countries.

Inthisthree-partseries, we’lltalkaboutwhether energydrinkbansaregoodorbad, whathasbeentriedintheUS, andthebansorrestrictions inothercountries.

According totheAmerican Academy ofPediatrics, kidscanhave0-100mgcaffeine per day. Technically, caffeine recommendations areperbodyweight butsomekidsweigh morethansomeadultsandpersonally, Idon’tbelieve yourweightdefines youasa person. Solet’sjustsayifyou’reunder18, youget0-100mgcaffeine, fromallsources.

Sowe’renotjusttalkingaboutRedBullsandRockstars, it’salsoCaramel Macchiatos andMountain Dews. Ohsure, youwanttobanRedBull, butdon’tyoudarecomeaftermy Pumpkin SpiceLatte.

Astandard canofRedBullhas80mgcaffeine. AGrandePumpkin SpiceLattehasalmost twicethecaffeine — 150mg. AGrande brewed coffeefromStarbucks – over300mg caffeine – that’smorethan3RedBulls.

Wecan’tjustbanenergydrinks. Caffeine isthekeyingredient doingallthework. The otherso-calledenergydrinkingredients don’tcomeclosetoaffecting yourbodytheway caffeine does.

Ifwereallywanttoprotect kidsfromcaffeine, weneedtoconsiderabanonallsources ofcaffeine. Anybanonenergydrinksneeds toconsider allsources, because energy drinksaren’ttheonlyplacekidsaregettingtheircaffeine.

TheDepartment ofNutritional Sciences atPennStatefoundthatlessthan10% ofthe caffeine drinkers under18gettheircaffeine fromenergydrinks. Outof10kids, 8of thosegettheircaffeine fromsoda, 3ofthose10gettheircaffeine fromcoffee, 5ofthose 10gettheircaffeine fromtea, and1outof10gettheircaffeine fromenergy drinks. 6 Iknowthisaddsuptomorethan10kids, butthese10kidsareallowed todrinkmore thanonething.

Ifwereallywanttoprotect kidsfromcaffeine, wecan’tjustfocusonthe10%. Wecan helpallofthem. https://greeneyedguide.com/2019/05/11/energy-drink-bans/ Children arefuelingmarathon gamingsessionswith 'dangerous' stimulants thathaveDOUBLE thecaffeine ofRedBullandare
promoted byYouTube starslikeKSIandFaZeJarvis
Gaming supplements soldtochildren onAmazon contain upto200mgcaffeine Equivalent ofsixcansofCoke, two-and-halfcansofRedBullorthreeespressos Required noproofofagetopurchase despite energydrinksbaninUKforU-16sExperts slammed thecompanies forencouraging kidstostayupallnightgaming UsingYouTube starslikeKSIandeSports players topromote toyoungaudiences.

Toomuchcaffeine cancauseheadaches, irritability, highbloodpressure, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, chestpainandpoorsleep.

Leading expertshaveslammed manufacturers forsidestepping theUK'senergydrink lawsandencouraging youngsters tostayupallnightplaying videogames.

Thegovernment banned under-16sfrompurchasing theminacrackdown onthehypercaffeinated products inJune.

Energy drinksweresaidtotriggeradverse behaviour inpupilsatschoolandhome, leaving teachers andparents todealwiththefallout.

IanHamilton, anaddictions lecturerattheUniversity ofYork, said: 'Thereisclearlya mismatch between theregulations andthereality.

Theregulations restrictaccessoftheseproducts tothoseundertheageofsixteen, but theserestrictions areeasilyside-stepped aschildren areabletoaccess theseproducts through known onlineretailers.

Thegovernment needs toconsider extending thecurrent legislation beyond physical retailers toonline ones.'
MrHamilton saidyoungsters consuming highamounts oftheseproducts regularly would crashhardandriskthechance ofheartproblems.

Headded: 'Therewillbeapricetopayintheformoftiredness andirritability. Thiscome downwouldhaveanimpactontheseyoungpeople'sability tofunctionwellatschool, particularly ifthesedrinksareusedonaregular basis.
7 Drinking \[highamounts\] significantly increases theriskofdeveloping cardiovascular problems, something thatmanyyoungpeoplewillbeunaware ofuntilit'stoolate.

Thepsychological riskofdeveloping gaming dependence isalsoelevated byusingthese drinksastheyenablegreater engagement andlength oftimespentplaying.

Thiscouldleadtoacombined dependence ongaming andonthesedrinks, aschildren develop atolerance tocaffeine, needing greater quantities togetthesamedesired effectofimproved concentration andmental stamina.'
Companies thatusually targetgym-goersandbodybuilders arenowusingeSportsplayers topromote themtotheiryoung audiences onInstagram.

BritishYouTube starKSI, whoserealnameisOlajideWilliam Olatunji, hasadvertised G Fuelproducts - whichcontain 140mg ofcaffeine perserving - tohis7.4million followers onInstagram.

Seventeen-year-oldSurrey-bornFortnite gamerFaZeJarvis, 18, hasalsopromoted the formulas tohis1.3million followers. Thegamer, realnameJarvisKaye, madeheadlines inOctober whenhewaspermanently banned fromplaying thevideogameforcheating.

DougMartin, aprofessional CallofDutyplayerwhoisbetterknownasFaZeCensor, has alsoflogged theGFuelsupplements tohis1.4millionfollowers onInstagram. The products arepackedwithcaffeine, taurine, vitamins, electrolytes andother AFebruary 2018studyfromtheUniversity ofWaterloo inOntario, Canada, foundhalfof Canadian teenagers whoconsumed energydrinksreported negative sideeffects including arapidheartbeat, nausea, andinrarecases, seizures.

Morerecently, aNovember 2018studyfromtheUniversity ofTexasatHouston found thatjustoneenergydrinknarrows bloodvessels, whichrestricts bloodflowtovital organs, andincreases theriskofstroke andheartattacks.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-7686397/Child-gamers-using-dangerouslypowerful-stimulants-DOUBLE-caffeine-Red-Bull.htmlandhttps://www.bbc.com/news/uk43287125 Children arefueling marathon gaming sessions with 'dangerous' stimulants that haveDOUBLE thecaffeine ofRedBullandarepromoted byYouTube starslike KSIandFaZe Jarvis
Revealed: Thepopular drinks thatcontain taurine - afteringredient waslinked to coloncancerinyoung people
8 Alittle-known ingredient inenergy drinks wasthrustintothespotlight thisweek afterscientists theorized itmaypartly explain ariseincoloncancerinyoung people.

Taurine isanaminoacidusedinRedBulltoenergize cellsandimprove mental clarity.

However, scientists inFlorida hypothesize thatthisingredient could 'feed' harmful bacteria thathavebeen 'over-represented' inthegutsofpeople with colorectal cancer.

However, thisprediction isbased onasmallnumber ofanimal studies.

Research published bytheNIHstates that500to3,000milligrams oftaurine a dayissafe (0.5to3grams), though theEuropean FoodSafetyAuthority suggests that6,000milligrams (6grams) issafe.

Excess amounts could leadtovomiting, nausea, headache, andstomach pain, according totheMayo Clinic.

Insomecases, theamino acidhasbeenshown tohalttumors fromgrowing and spreading byasmuchas44percent.

Inothers, ithasbeenshown toprevent protective Tcellsfromfighting cancers, allowing thedisease tobecome moreaggressive.

While theamino acidisnotactually usedtobuildproteins inthebody, likeother amino acidsare, ithasarange ofroles, including regulating theamount of calcium innerve cellsandcontrolling inflammation, among otherthings.

Herearefiveofthemostpopular drinks containing taurine.

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9 Anyrecent actorfailure toactonthepartofaparent orcaretaker which results indeath, serious physical oremotional harm, sexual abuse orexploitation”; or Anactorfailure toactwhich presents animminent riskofserious harm.” Thisdefinition ofchildabuse andneglectrefers specifically toparents andother caregivers. A “child” underthisdefinition generally meansaperson whois younger thanage18orwhoisnotanemancipated minor.

While CAPTAprovides definitions forsexual abuse andthespecial casesof neglect related towithholding orfailing toprovide medically indicated treatment, itdoesnotprovide specific definitions forothertypesofmaltreatment suchas physical abuse, neglect, oremotional abuse. While Federal legislation sets minimum standards forStates thataccept CAPTA funding, eachStateprovides itsowndefinitions ofmaltreatment within civilandcriminal statutes.

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WASHINGTON (GrayDC) - Lawmakers onCapitolHillareeagertodiscuss thefutureof socialmediaandtheinternet astheyseektosuppress thedangers children canface online.

OnTuesday, theSenateJudiciary Committee heldahearing ontheissuethatsome lawmakers calla ‘publichealthemergency.’ Theysaywhatkidsfindwhilesurfingthe webcancontribute todepression, eatingdisorders, cyberbullying, andthoughts of suicide.

TheAmerican consumer isvirtually unprotected fromtheadverse effectsofsocial media. Thatneeds to, andIthink, willchange,” saidSen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.).

Senators RichardBlumenthal (D-Conn.) andMarshaBlackburn (R-Tenn.) spokeatlength aboutthebipartisan legislation theywantCongress topass. Thebipartisan KidsOnline SafetyActwouldrequire additional onlinesecurity toolsandforcesocialmedia companies torethink theiralgorithms.

Bigtechhasrelentlessly, ruthlessly, pumped upprofitsbypurposefully exploiting kids andparents pain,” saidSen. Blumenthal, adding, “wehavetogivekidsandparents, yes bothkidsandparents, thetools, transperency, andguardrails theyneedtotakeback controlovertheirownlives.”
Sen. Blackburn toldthepanel, “itisalmostasifthesesocialmediaplatforms are operating inthedaysoftheWildWest. And, anything goes. Andwhenthesechildren are ontheseplatforms, they’retheproduct. They’retheproduct. Theirdataistaken. That dataismonetized andthenitissoldtotheadvertisers whoaregoingtofeedmore information tothesechildren.”
ArecentPewResearch Centerpollshows46-percentofkidsbetween 13and17have experienced cyberbullying. Oregon mother, KristinBridetestified tolawmakers atthe hearing aboutthecyberbullying thatshesaidledtothedeathofhersonCarson. Brideis nowamember oftheCouncilforResponsible Social Media.

Iwoketothecomplete shockandhorrorthatCarsonhadhunghimselfinourgarage whileweslept. Intheweeks thatfollowed, welearned thatCarson hadbeenviciously cyber-bullied,” shesaid.

EmmaLembke, founderoftheLogOffMovement & fellowmemberoftheCouncil for Responsible SocialMedia, alsospokeabouttheimpact socialmedia hadonherlife. She created herfirstsocialmediaaccounts inthe6thgrade.

Asa12-year-old, Iwasconstantly comparing myselftoothers, quantifying myworth through likes, comments, andfollowers. And, asayoungwoman Iwasreallyexposed to unrealistic bodystandards thatdamaged mysenseofselfandledmetodisordered eating,” saidLembke. Shesaidfinallyinthe9thgradesheaskedherselfwhysheallowed appstohavesomuchcontroloverherlife.
2 Thatbreaking pointledtoaverylonganddifficult processofrebuilding myhealthy relationship withtechthathasledmeheretodaytoadvocate notjustforthehealthier usageoftechbutforlawmakers toregulate thesecompanies tobuildsaferonline spaces forthenextgeneration,” shesaid.

Concerned lawmakers believearecentCDCreportisevidence oftheharmsocialmedia cancause.
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Anaheim City CouncilJanuary 14, 2025

Anaheim City Council
January 14, 2025