NC school district implementing social-media monitoring for students

HILLSBOROUGH, NC (WNCN) — The Orange County school district is implementing a new online security service to catch online threats related to school shootings.

Monday night, the district voted to implement Social Sentinel, which is a tracking tool that will scan students’ social media accounts. The purpose of the service is to lower the chances of school shootings.

Dr. Stephen Halkiotis, the Orange County Board of Education chairman, responded to the criticism that the service is an invasion of privacy.

“I think you give up your privacy when you decide to put your heart’s feelings, whether they’re positive or negative, on the internet,” he said.

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