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"Between a rock and a hard place": Schools struggling to keep of track students with image restrictions

Publish Date
Tue, 29 Sep 2026, 6:07am
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Internet NZ spokesman Andrew Cushen says people shouldn't believe everything they see online. (Photo: Getty Images)

Schools appear to be finding it tough to keep track of students with image restrictions.

New research by Christchurch tech company Hail has found 68% of schools have accidentally published a student's image online despite restrictions.

Just 12% are confident they could find and remove an image once it's online.

Canterbury's Darfield High School Principal Andy England told Ryan Bridge there's a lot of different platforms to consider.

He says this includes apps like Facebook and Instagram, the school website and newsletters, and there's also often several different people organising school media.

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