INAPPROPRIATE CONTENT

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INAPPROPRIATE CONTENT

• INTERNET SAFETY

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Access to Inappropriate Material

• Whether material is inappropriate or not will
  depend on the actual material and the age of the
  child. Material that deals with sex, gambling,
  promotes violence, the use of weapons, or hate
  crimes, advocates the use of harmful substances
  such as tobacco, alcohol, or illegal drugs,
  suicide, or harmful practices are not appropriate
  for school age children.

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Producing or sharing inappropriate material

• Sexting - Is sharing nude or partially nude
  photos or videos of themselves or others using
  the Internet or cell phones. In a recent national
  poll 1 in 5 teens admitted to either sending or
  receiving this type picture. Sometimes the
  children admitted sending them as a response to
  someone else that sent them a similar picture.
  They dont recognize the dangers. They dont
  realize it is illegal and is starting to be
  prosecuted. They could have to register as a sex
  offender. A 15 year old girl in Pennsylvania sent
  pictures of herself to her boyfriend and is now
  is facing charges for child pornography and a 19
  year old boy has to register as a sex offender
  for the next 25 years for sending pictures of his
  nude girlfriend to other teens. Children dont
  realize once they send it out it could go
  anywhere. They need to think, Is this an image
  that I would want others to see? If they regret
  sending it, they cant get it back. A teenage
  girl in Cincinnati killed herself when her
  ex-boyfriend sent her nude picture to other girls
  in her school.

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Appropriate or Inappropriate?

• Social Networking Sites (Facebook, MySpace) are
  places where students might post things that are
  really inappropriate for everyone to see. They
  dont realize that potential employers or college
  admission boards are just some of the people
  interested in their site. They need to ask
  themselves would I want everyone to see this. Is
  this the image I want to portray to others? What
  is my online reputation?

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Suggestions for keeping students safe from
inappropriate material

• Computer should be in a public area of the house
  and monitored by an adult
• Set rules for where children may go on the
  Internet
• Discuss what children should do if they find an
  inappropriate site, such as turn off monitor and
  call an adult
• Check the browsers history to see where children
  are going on the Internet if you were not
  available to monitor
• Think about installing a filter for your computer
  to block inappropriate sites
• Use a child friendly browser that filters
  inappropriate sites
• Make sure your child understands the consequences
  of sexting
• Remind your child to follow the personal safety
  rules when using a Social Networking site
• Discuss what things your child may post to their
  site