"Students have posted online, gotten expelled, & embarrassed their families at home" —Dr. Lawrence

Protect your family with our 1-minute free parent quiz Join our next weekly live parent events: Episode Summary: In this episode of the SmartSocial.com Podcast, host Josh Ochs sits down with Dr. David Lawrence, Superintendent of Dayton Public Schools in southwest Ohio, to talk about student digital safety, phone addiction, and how AI is showing up in classrooms. Dr. Lawrence explains how online behavior can lead to real consequences at school and at home, from posts and videos that bring embarrassment to families to off-campus conflicts that spill into school on Mondays, often forcing administrators to act like investigators instead of instructional leaders. They discuss Dayton’s decision to limit student phone use during the school day using pouches or envelopes, the early changes staff are noticing in student behavior, and how excessive screen time can impact mental health, isolation, and identity. Dr. Lawrence also shares practical guidance for students on protecting their online reputation, highlights red flags when strangers online get overly personal, and walks through Dayton’s approach to “augmented intelligence,” including how the district is testing tools with guardrails while building community partnerships and mentoring supports to keep students safe and successful online. Become a Smart Social VIP (Very Informed Parents) Member: District Leaders: Schedule a free phone consultation to get ideas on how to protect your students in your community Download the free Smart Social app: Learn about the top 190+ popular teen apps: View the top parental control software: The SmartSocial.com Podcast helps parents and educators to keep their kids safe on social media, so they can Shine Online™

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"Students have posted online, gotten expelled, & embarrassed their families at home" —Dr. Lawrence is an episode from Smart Social Podcast: Keeping students safe so they can Shine Online by Josh Ochs.

This episode is 00:26:44 long.

This episode was published on Feb 20, 2026.

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