SFUSD and Common Sense Media Conduct District-wide Digital Media
Safety Instruction Day District Attorney Gascón Urges Students
to Learn How to Use Internet Wisely January 18, 2013, (San
Francisco) Today all students within the San Francisco Unified
School District (SFUSD) learned the basics of digital
citizenship, i.e. how to be safe and smart online. In a
coordinated, district-wide effort that's supported by the
District Attorney's office, all 55,000 K-12 students in the
district were given a 45-minute lesson from Common Sense Media's
Digital Literacy and Citizenship curriculum as part of Digital
Media Safety Instruction Day. “Digital Media Safety Instruction
Day is important to ensure that our students are ready and able
to think critically and interact responsibly with technology,”
says Kevin Truitt, associate superintendent for Student Family &
Community Support, SFUSD. “Today's technology creates both
opportunities and real risks for young people ” says District
Attorney George Gascón. “This dedicated d