Skyline February 25, 2021

Willowbrook High School Lorem ipsum Volume 62 499 Issue 6 Skyline February 25, 2021 cartoon by Rachelle Paulsen 2 Skyline Skyline February January 25,2012 2021 Opinion laws could be put in place to pro- Child stars need greater protection tect them. O A She developed an eating disor- ing to Metro. The channel was on For example, with the crip- N E der working on iCarly, which she hiatus for thirteen months. pling pressure Jennette McCurdy struggled to overcome. But when During that time, there were ru- suff ered, which led to an eating Family classic fi lms, shows, she started working on her new mors of divorce spreading amongst disorder, why were there no child entertainment have left a lasting show, Sam & Cat, she relapsed. their fans. Many people were fo- psychiatrists on set monitoring impact on pop culture, but the When interviewed about her cused on the Shay and Colette re- the child actors’ wellbeing? This greatest impact might be left on work on the Nickelodeon show, lationship, but imagine if you were could have helped prevent the the child stars who made the me- Sam & Cat, McCurdy told the one of their children. Your parents progression of her illness. It could dia that we know and love today. Huff Post, “the shallowness of my have immense pressure on their also give child actors a safe outlet Yet where we see a family classic, success...made me resent it. That relationship due to infi delity, your to vent any problems they may be we can almost always see a horror resentment festered, providing father is dealing with alcoholism having, whether from the job pres- story. even more fuel for my disordered and is going away to rehab, and sure or problems with other actors Vulnerable children, whether eating. I actively began to engage the whole internet knows. or the show’s crew. It could protect they want to be stars or not, are in anorexic behavior again.” Even with child privacy laws, their lives. exposed to an array of dangers. McCurdy is just one of the such as the Children’s Online Their parents or guardians have More child stars have been coming many former child stars exploit- Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), the option to sit in and observe, but forward to detail the struggles and ed by stardom. Some young stars which protects children under the is that enough if the parents’ inten- awful situations they were put have been exposed to the dark side age of thirteen by placing their tions are not known? The parent through. But, even with all those of the media through other means, guardians in control of what infor- or guardian could easily dismiss coming out against the Hollywood like YouTube. mation can be collected on them, the child’s welfare if it means they dream, it does not appear that The Shaytards are one example not all kids are protected under get a fat check; in fact, it happens much has changed to protect those of a family vlogging channel that this law. Thus, many apps and often enough that it is not at all minors. has caused family problems. programs have special settings shocking. Jennette McCurdy, well known The family channel, with 4.89 for child content and child content Some notable names of child as Sam Puckett in Nickelodeon’s million followers, has been active- producers, but the Shaytard chil- actors who were used for fi nancial iCarly, is an example of how fame ly posting since 2009. The channel dren are not protected. gain by their own parents include has a damaging eff ect on minors. is run by Shay Carl Butler and his Children are not legally able to Macaulay Culkin, who lost a great With the iCarly reboot well un- wife Colette; together they have consent: it is up to their parents or amount of his fortune due to his derway, many of its former leads fi ve children. guardians. The Shaytard kids, as parents divorcing, and Shirley are all set to return. However, Mc- Their vlogs mainly revolve well as other child stars, are at the Temple, whose parents spent most Curdy has not publicly mentioned around the family’s daily life, mercy of their parents or guard- of her $3.2 million earnings by the returning, or even acknowledged which, as it is, seems harmless. ians. time she was old enough to get the reboot, according to News- But when you take into account Besides the cyberbullying and into her own bank account, leaving week. all the ups and downs families go harassment done to the family and her a measly $44,000, according to McCurdy, in a now deleted through, it is a lot. In 2016, the children through their social me- Insider. bio from her website, jennettem- family was caught in a scandal. dia, it is likely they faced similar There are no laws in place pro- ccurdy.com, wrote, “I started out Shay Carl was exposed for having issues in their personal lives, and tecting the minor’s earnings for as a child actor...that certainly lent an aff air with an adult performer. even at school. All the children them.Imagine having no control some psychological trauma (sound The family stayed silent on the were minors at the time. over your earnings, and then being guys can be especially creepy!)” matter, but nine months later, Shay Should it be legal for children used by people you think you can McCurdy has been quite open Carl came forward with an apolo- to be stars when they are put un- trust, for money. about her personal struggles. She gy. der enormous pressure, sometimes There need to be more protec- has come forward about how her He claimed full responsibility, even put in dangerous situations? tions put in place. There are too acting jobs triggered her eating and apologized profusely, later It would be nearly impossible to many instances when kids are disorders. She felt immense pres- adding he was dealing with alco- outright ban them since their par- emotionally, mentally, and physi- sure to be a role model for kids. holism and going to rehab, accord- ents or guardians consent but more cally exploited for fi nancial gain. Skyline Staff Executive Board: Staff: Letter Policy: Enana Abdulhussain, Tristan Alibudbud, Skyline accepts letters to the Sports Editor: Erika Rich Maritza Elena, Logan Faulk, Natalia editor on a wide variety of Skyline reserves Features Editor: Mahira Shujathullah Garcia-Avila, Tessa Goodman, Alexander topics. Letters must not be the right to edit News Editor: Orlina Abdulhussain Hirsch, Neeraja Kumar, Farwah Mirza, Lily libelous or defamatory, and all copy and is Morgan, Nicea Scheeler must be signed. They may be brought to room A-136, given to under no obligation Advisor: Dan Fliegel an editor, emailed to to print any letter [email protected], or Photographers: Tessa Goodman at any time. mailed to Skyline c/o Willowbrook High School, News Skyline February 25, 2021 3 More Americans receive Covid vaccine M E A COVID-19 vaccine can cause it was in late January. 32,559 vac- 37.8% of the doses administered S W mild side eff ects after the fi rst or cines were administered on Feb- went to residents in the suburbs, second dose, including pain, red- ruary 1, as reported by The Chi- according to IDPH. About 8.3% The fi rst supply of COVID-19 ness, or swelling where the shot cago Tribune. Over the fi rst week of the state’s population had then vaccine receiving Emergency Use was given, fever, muscle pain, of February, an average of 55,455 received at least one dose of the Authorization by the U.S. Food chills, nausea and vomiting, and vaccinations had been adminis- vaccine, and less than 2.4% of the and Drug Administration (FDA) swollen lymph nodes. After get- tered daily in Illinois. The next state’s has been fully vaccinated, began distribution in the U.S. on ting a vaccine there is a possibility week, the average was 45,787. as stated by IDPH. December 14, 2020. During the of being monitored for 15 minutes The federal government has de- “There’s still a much higher initial period, referred to as Phase in case of any immediate reac- livered 2,385,950 doses of vaccine likelihood that someone is not 1a, supplies were limited, and tions. Most side eff ects happen to Illinois since distribution began immunized, and we need to get to therefore allocated to health care within the fi rst three days and typ- in mid-December and 1,549,108 70% to 80% to achieve herd im- personnel and long-term care res- ically last only one to two days. doses had been administered. So munity,” Pinsky said. idents and staff . By January 21, The COVID-19 vaccine may far, 346,773 people had been fully A relative of WBHS student the vaccine supply was increased cause side eff ects similar to signs vaccinated by mid-February, ac- Hiba Mirza has been vaccinated. in order for Phase 1b to begin. and symptoms of COVID-19. cording to The Daily Herald. Mirza described their symptoms. Pfi zer-BioNTech COVID-19 If there has been exposure to “It’s exciting that more people “The fi rst dose was not too bad, vaccine has an effi cacy rate of COVID-19, and symptoms devel- are getting vaccinated than there as in no sickness, but the second 95%. This means that about 95% op for more than three days after are new cases.

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