Unity Day & Digital Citizenship Week Promote Kindness

Solon Schools students and staff marked Unity Day on October 22 by wearing orange to show their commitment to kindness and inclusion. Unity Day is the signature event for National Bullying Prevention Month. Orange is the symbolic color for the day as it represents autumn when Unity Day occurs and signifies safety.

Digital Citizenship Week

In conjunction with Unity Day, Solon Schools is celebrating Digital Citizenship Week, a nationwide initiative that encourages students to build healthy, balanced, and positive relationships with media and technology.

Digital citizenship is a partnership between families and our schools. While every family sets its own rules for technology use, we all share the goal of helping children make smart, respectful choices in their digital lives. Helping them build safe, age-appropriate habits now will serve them well as they grow.

Ideas for Supporting Healthy Online Habits at Home:

• Talk with your child about age-appropriate technology use. Most social media platforms require users to be at least 13 years old, which helps protect younger students from content and interactions that may not be suitable for them.
• Group texts and calls can sometimes lead to misunderstandings. Encourage your child to pause before responding, use positive words, or simply leave the chat if it becomes unkind.
• People often say things online they wouldn’t say face-to-face. Talk about how tone and body language can be lost in digital messages.
• Talk with your child about not sharing personal information, locations, or geotags. Explain that even small details such as a school name, address, or photo tagged with a location can reveal more than intended and compromise safety.
• If your child sees something inappropriate or feels uncomfortable, remind them to come to you or another trusted adult right away.
• Consider setting up parental controls or age-appropriate logins to help manage device use.
• Talk regularly about your child’s digital footprint and remind them that if they wouldn’t want a parent, teacher, or principal to see it, it’s best not to post it.

For more tips and family resources, visit:

• Digital Citizenship Week Information
• Common Sense Media: Family Resources
• Scholastic: 10 Tips for Cell Phone Safety
• PTA Council Academic Standards: Keeping Kids Safe Online

We’ll also be sharing more Digital Citizenship Week tips for families on our Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn pages throughout the week. Thank you for your ongoing partnership in keeping students safe and responsible online.