By Paul Alberry

Parents spend hours fretting about their kids’ screen time.

Is YouTube rotting their brains? Is Snapchat messing with their confidence? Is that stranger on Roblox really a child?

These are real worries, of course, but they’re not the complete picture of online safety.

As parents, it’s natural to look at what’s in front of us, or in our direct control, but there are dangers beyond iPads and phones at home. It’s about what schools are doing, or not doing, with their computer systems.

Think about it, your child’s school has their full name, date of birth, home address, medical information, even behavioural and safeguarding notes. All neatly........

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