14,000 middle school and high school students in the Glendale Unified School District in California will have their social media accounts monitored by an outside firm hired by the district.
The Glendale Unified School District outside Los Angeles is spending $40,500 to monitor its students' social media accounts.
The district hired a firm to monitor and report on 14,000 students in middle school and high school, according to CNN.
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District officials say they hope they can help students. During a pilot program during the spring, the district was able to intervene when one student was contemplating suicide.
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"We were able to save a life. It's just another avenue to open up a dialogue with parents about safety."
