CANBERRA, ACT, Jan. 27 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:

As children and young people across the country prepare to head back into the classroom, the AFP wants to help parents and carers keep children and young people safe when posting back-to-school photos online.

The first day of the school year is an important milestone families often celebrate with happy snaps of smiling students in their new uniforms.

But AFP CommanderHelen Schneider said before sharing those images on social media, it was important to be vigilant about what information they contained and who might have access.

"It is an unfortunate reality that innocently posted pictures have been taken, shared and altered bythose who have less-than...