Vigilant Parent Initiative - Contra Costa County DA's OFFICE
- What
- Vigilant Parent Initiative - Contra Costa County DA's OFFICE
- When
- 2/25/2025, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
- Where
- School Address
The Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office in partnership with local law enforcement departments is excited to announce that we are once again offering the Vigilant Parent Initiative to all Contra Costa County Elementary and Middle Schools.
The Vigilant Parent Initiative uses a school setting to interactively engage parents in the use of Social Media and Technology. Using iPads that we provide, parents are shown how to navigate Social Media, monitor their children’s usage, and master key concepts that can keep their children safe from online predators. The free 2-hour class is for PARENTS ONLY. There are 24 iPads, so the maximum number of participants is 48 if parents pair up to share devices. The minimum number of parents attending should be 24.
Among the topics covered will be:
· How the Silicon Valley Internet Crimes Against Children (SVICAC), the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office, and local law enforcement agencies work together to protect children from online predators.
· Explanation of social media essentials for two popular applications (i.e. Snapchat, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, Roblox, etc)
· How to set Parental Controls.
· How to talk about online safety with your children.
We would need access to the Auditorium or the Library, wherever we are presenting, an hour before to set up. We bring the iPads and MiFi units so there is no need to provide access to the school’s wi-fi. Presentations will begin promptly at 6pm and we should be done no later than 8pm with the presentation, hands on training, and Q&A. We should be done breaking down and cleaning up and off campus no later than 8:30pm.
The program will be presented by Contra Costa County District Attorney Investigator Janet Wright, District Attorney Senior Inspector Dave Mathers, and two or three facilitators to help with any technical issues with the iPads.
We hope to offer your school a free presentation by the end of this school year (2024-2025). At this point, the training can only be presented on the available dates on SignUpGenius due to all our various schedules.
You may reserve a slot for your school through SignUpGenius here by clicking this link or copying the following link into your web browser: https://www.signupgenius.com/
Please only do so once you have confirmed availability.
There are a limited number of slots. If you are unable to sign up your school for a slot this school year (2024-2025) we will reach out again next school year (2025-2026) with more available slots.
If you have any questions or would like to set up a time to chat, please call or email me anytime.