For Parents
Guide: What Parents Need to Know About the Reler App
Reler is designed to help high school students safely expand their social circles. We know that trust matters, especially when it comes to online communities, so we've provided a clear breakdown of how Reler works and the steps we take to keep users safe.
3 minute read — by Van Druce
A growing number of high school students feel disconnected from their peers — even when surrounded by people every day.
40% of young people report feeling lonely “often or very often.”
1 in 4 high school students say they feel “socially isolated.”
This isn’t because they don’t want connection.
It’s because of how modern digital life shapes social circles.
The internet connected students — then divided them. Short-form algorithms have gotten too good at locking today's youth into their own niche interests. They've never been more isolated by the things they're into. Meanwhile, modern-day social bubbles are still limited to who happens to walk the same hallways.
Socially Split
Online life narrows interests, offering less and less things to connect over with students in their already-small school bubble.
Interest Isolated
Personal interests get too specific to easily find “their people” in their school bubble.
Seeing The Same Faces, Every Day
Most social interaction happens inside their one bubble — with almost no overlap outside it.
No Bridge Between Schools
Even when dozens of schools are nearby, they all remain separate social ecosystems.
Students want connection — but being confined to their school bubbles makes it difficult.
Reler was started in a high school classroom. What began as a sketch on lined paper in an English class in Utah has grown into a purpose-built product, now available for all American high schools.
