Virginia Becomes First State to Mandate Internet Safety Lessons 262
kaufmanmoore writes "The Commonwealth of Virginia has become the first state in the nation to require that students in all grade levels receive a form of internet safety lessons. The story is scant on details about the lessons, but describes one recently at a high school where the presenter showed a social-networking profile of a convicted sex offender posing as a 15 year-old girl. "
Do they warn users to avoid Digg? (Score:4, Funny)
This just in . . . (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Licenses? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Careful . . . (Score:3, Funny)
I'm sure this Internet Safety Lesson will teach them how to shop safely on the internet.
With their newfound confidence, they'll be able to spend more than ever!
Re:This is great but... (Score:5, Funny)
I'll support this if... (Score:3, Funny)
Yay... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:kneejerk reaction (Score:4, Funny)
Re:This is great but... (Score:3, Funny)
Agreed. Now let's take it a step further: make it illegal for adults (over 18) to pose as children (under 18) online.
That would fix the 31-yr-old posing as 15-yr-old problem.
Re:This is great but... (Score:5, Funny)
So flip it around (Score:5, Funny)
Give the kids a lesson about phish, you bore them for a day. Teach the kids to phish, and you could educate them for a lifetime.
Re:This is great but... (Score:2, Funny)
Actually this could be fun (Score:4, Funny)
Internet abstinence (Score:5, Funny)
Re:wrong topic (Score:3, Funny)
Sure they have. They introduced Zero Tolerance policies so that when a kid who is being bullied defends himself from the bully, they both get suspended.