# MetaPet Schools Child-Safety Risk Assessment

## Purpose

This document records the main child-safety risks for `MetaPet Schools` during a pilot and the controls expected before classroom use.

## Intended use

- Years 3-6
- Teacher-led classroom activity
- Short, time-bounded sessions
- No social or public sharing features

## Main risks and controls

| Risk | Why it matters | Control |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Unsuitable independent use | Students may treat the tool as an always-on companion | Keep use teacher-led and session-based only |
| Emotional over-identification | Students may project too strongly onto the companion | Use plain classroom language and avoid attachment framing |
| Access to broader product surfaces | Students may encounter adult-only or experimental material | Enforce the school route allowlist |
| Shared-device exposure | One class may see another class's data | Alias-only setup, local deletion controls, short retention |
| Family concern or misunderstanding | Parents may misread the purpose of the tool | Provide the parent note and privacy materials before pilot start |

## Minimum operating rules

- The tool is not used as therapy or counselling.
- The tool is not assigned as unsupervised homework.
- Teachers use aliases only.
- Teachers review and clear local data at the end of the pilot cycle.

## Escalation

If a classroom interaction raises a wellbeing concern, staff should stop use, record the concern, and follow normal school wellbeing and child-safety procedures.