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Episode Summary:
Join host Josh Ochs on the SmartSocial.com Podcast as he talks with Dr. Shane Barnette, Superintendent of Cullman County Schools, about healthy phone habits, screen time, AI, gaming safety, and the role families and schools play in helping students make safer choices online. Dr. Barnette discusses how excessive screen time can affect student focus, behavior, and wellbeing, and why ongoing parent dialogue is one of the most important tools families can use.
The conversation also covers gaming safety conversations, why students need to understand AI, and how schools can set guardrails around data, privacy, and responsible use. Dr. Barnette also shares warning signs families should know about sextortion, along with a reminder that student safety works best when parents, schools, and the broader community bring back the village and work together on digital citizenship.
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