Pictured at the Webwise Safer Internet Day Ambassador training event in Dublin were, from left, Jane Maxwell and Numra Rabbani (Loreto College Mullingar), and Bridget Donohoe Dunne (Athlone Community College). Westmeath secondary students helping promote online safetyThree Westmeath secondary school students are among more than 140 students from across Ireland who are taking part in an online safety awareness training programme. Safer Internet Day 2024 takes place on Tuesday, February 6. The training programme in which the Westmeath students are participating gives students the opportunity to take a leading role in promoting a safer, better internet and tackle issues that are important to them including online bullying, misinformation, wellbeing, privacy and rights online. Safer Internet Day is an EU-wide initiative to promote a safer internet for all users, especially young people.

Source: Irish Independent January 25, 2024 06:20 UTC