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Fortnite and WhatsApp Age Requirements
Thu 28 Feb 2019Reminder of games and app age requirements:
Please may we remind you that as of May 2018, WhatsApp's minimum age of use is 16 years old. We strongly recommend that children below this age do not use this messaging app for safety reasons.
Fortnite has a PEGI rating of 12, PEGI have said this is due to the: ‘frequent scenes of mild violence. It is not suitable for persons under 12 years of age’.
To gain further advice regarding Fortnite, please visit:
https://www.saferinternet.org.uk/blog/parents-guide-fortnite-battle-royale
And for further advice regarding WhatsApp, please visit:
https://www.net-aware.org.uk/networks/whatsapp/#
If you have any concerns regarding this, please don’t hesitate to contact a member of our Safeguarding team. Details of which can be found on our School Website.
https://www.stpaulsprimary.com/
Best wishes,
Mrs Yates
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Advice from our Safeguarding Team - MOMO Challenge
Tue 26 Feb 2019Dear Parents/Carers
We are writing to advise you of the MOMO app that has landed in the UK. The game tells youngsters to kill themselves and has been linked to the death of a 12-year-old girl in Argentina. At the time, the terrifying game had not made its way to the UK.
However it emerged today that a seven-year-old boy from Manchester was a victim of the harrowing challenge.
Some children have been discussing this in school today. As a school, we have reminded the children of the importance of staying safe online but have not directly mentioned MOMO, as we do not want to cause alarm for the children. We are however sending you information that we received from the LA today, in case you want to discuss this further with your child.
Please read the Link below from the BBC news which provides more details.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-47359623
If you have any further concerns, or would like some more information, please feel free to contact us.
Kind regards
Sara Bagley,Jane Millington-Jones & Mrs Yates