CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WBOY) — Back to school is almost here, which means getting your children’s school supplies ready, and also making sure you keep them safe both in person and online.

To mark the start of a new school year, some families like sharing a picture of their child with a board that has the child’s personal information, but the chief deputy from the Harrison County Sheriff’s Office has said to think twice about it.

“Especially the first day back to school, they want to hold up the sign that has all the information about who their teacher is, where they go to school, how old they are, and sometimes you have to be really careful because you’re telling anyone—people, complete strangers because it goes everywhere, once it goes on social media, it goes out, and you don’t know who’s

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