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27th August 2024
11:59am BST
Parents have been warned about sharing back-to-school photos on social media ahead of the new school term.
It's hard to believe a new school year is already here, but parents have been busy preparing for the new term.
They've been busy labelling schoolbooks, ironing uniforms, and secretly looking forward to quieter mornings at home.
As they return to school, many parents will be sharing adorable snaps of their kids in their pristine new uniforms.
There won't be a paint mark or orange juice stain in sight but all parents know that won't last long.
They need to capture how neat and tidy the kids look because they'll soon return home from school with messy hair and that once-clean uniform will be a thing of the past.
We all remember standing at the hall door and grinning from cheek to cheek as we posed for that first day photo.
As cute as they are, sharing these photos online can be dangerous.
Gardaí have warned parents against posting the photos online because people will figure out what school their child attends by their school crest.
The National Cyber Crime Bureau said parents can still take the photos but warned them against posting them online.
They stressed that if you're posting photos online then you should blur out the number of your door and the school logo or team.
You should also blur any other identification information.
Parents and guardians should also turn the location data on their phones off.
This will help protect both you and your child when posting the photos online.
However, Gardaí stressed that it is best to keep the photos off social media.
