Georgia State Capital building shrouded in grey skys

Sean and Lee from NetSafe are in the southern US state of Georgia this week delivering the training modules associated with the NetSafe Kit for Schools.

Whilst the visit has been on the cards for several months, their timing appears to have coincided with severe flooding that has left 7 people dead as massive rainfall has swept the southern states.

Undeterred, the pair are now feeding back updates on their visit as they share their wisdom and training techniques with a crowd of 30 attendees who will be delivering cybersafety training to teachers and students in schools all across the state.

Trainers attend the courses over video conference from across the state

NetSafe was approached by educators in Georgia several years ago and an agreement was reached to provide the New Zealand schools kit for use across 159 counties.

Sean and Lee are spending 5 days working in Atlanta. Many of the participants are coming in to the classroom over video conference due partly to the size of the state (it’s roughly the same size as the North Island and has more than 5 million people living in the Atlanta metro area alone) and partly because of the horrendous weather.

We hope the course goes well, the rains subside and that they build strong ties with the Georgia cybersafety trainers.

There’s plenty of time to get used to biscuits and gravy for breakfast.

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