EPISODE · Mar 9, 2026 · 4 MIN
School hires counsellor to deal with social media damage
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"It's been left unchecked for way too long." That said by an Auckland primary school principal who's had to hire a school counsellor to deal with the damage caused by social media. Bryce Mills said children aged as young as eight are being exposed to extreme online content. It's prompted calls to urgently push through a ban on social media for under-16s. Bella Craig reports.
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"It's been left unchecked for way too long." That said by an Auckland primary school principal who's had to hire a school counsellor to deal with the damage caused by social media. Bryce Mills said children aged as young as eight are being exposed to extreme online content. It's prompted calls to urgently push through a ban on social media for under-16s. Bella Craig reports.
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