It's the new "talk" teachers are having with tweens, early teens and their parents.
All sixth-graders in Anoka-Hennepin schools will get the talk in health class this year, all eighth-graders in language arts class.
The subject: Just how are you using that smartphone or computer to communicate with friends?
Students are asked: How well do you know this "friend"? Are you revealing too much? What are the long-term consequences? Could this get you in trouble with your peers, parents, teachers or police?
Parents are prodded to sit down and have the "talk" even if they think their kids aren't doing it.
OMG! Awkward!
But critical in this digital era.
The district has rolled out a comprehensive digital citizenship, social media, Internet "netiquette" and Web safety program for middle schoolers and their parents.