It has come to our attention that students in our district have been viewing episodes or scenes from the series "Squid Game" on Netflix. Children are able to view this content on Netflix, YouTube, TikTok and through Roblox and Minecraft games. The rating of this series is TV-MA and includes sex, violence and suicide. This series features disturbing scenes of brutal violence and death while in the form of carrying out innocent children's games such as "Red Light, Green Light".

With the popularity of this show, we have had students in our district, even in our youngest grades, sharing explicit details with peers and, at times, re-enacting these "children's games" on the playground.

We realize some families may be unaware that their child can view this material, or even excerpts from the show, through multiple avenues of social media. Please know there is the ability to adjust parental control on your child's devices. In addition, child profiles can be set up on streaming sites in order to prevent inappropriate content from being streamed. Closely monitoring your child's technology use and sites such as YouTube, TikTok and even Roblox/Minecraft can also be helpful.

Please contact Michelle DeVito, WFS School Nurse, for the following reasons:

1. Your child is considered a close contact of a COVID+ individual.

2. Your child are awaiting COVID test results.

3. Your child has tested positive for COVID.

4. Your child is experiencing symptoms of illness. Monitor for symptoms based on the following guidelines:

• ONE of the following: cough, difficulty breathing or shortness of breath, or new loss of taste or smell
• OR TWO of the following: fever, shaking/chills, congestion/runny nose, sore throat, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, body aches, or headaches

If your child exhibits one of the first three symptoms or two of any symptom, a negative rapid test or pcr test would be required to come back to school and any siblings would need to remain home until test results are received. RAPID or PCR TEST RESULTS are accepted.

If you have any questions please contact Michelle DeVito, WFS School Nurse.

mdevito@freeholdtwp.k12.nj.us

***If you are questioning your child's symptoms, as they may or may not relate to our guidelines, we ask that you keep your child home until you speak to our school nurse. Keeping all of our students and staff members healthy is very important to us.***

If a student must quarantine, it is considered an excused absence and they will continue to receive teacher support until the quarantine period has ended.