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WITH the impact of the internet being one of the most serious issues facing parents nowadays, Clonmoney National School have joined the Agree to Agree programme, which provides a framework for internet usage for children. Agree to Agree sees feedback gathered from parents, children and teachers, before a bespoke agreement for a school is reached. Clonmoney National School principal David McCormack said that it had been apparent that there were issues around social media usage, leading to the school going with Agree to Agree. “It was in response to a growing trend where many pupils felt isolated or excluded in their class settings if they weren’t using certain social media apps such as SnapChat and TikTok,” he said. “We have had children in our senior classes who have been on group chats on these platforms and this caused a lot of upset due to the nature of the interactions, some of them could be quite toxic. We were also aware …
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