State Mandated Internet Safety Lessons

Virginia has become the first state to require that all public schools teach "Internet Safety" classes for all grade levels. Their goal is to educate young Web users from the dangers associated with using the Internet.

This shows us that Virginia is able to adapt with the changing times. They realize the public danger the Internet can pose to a community and have taken some action to mitigate the risk. This is the right thing to do.

When I was in elementary school (pre-Internet days) they taught us basic safety lessons all the time. Things like don't talk to strangers, and what should you do in certain circumstances were discussed on a regular basis. We had police officers come in to talk to us about issue relating to safety. Times are different now. It doesn't sound far fetched to have computer security experts come it and teach safety lessons to youngsters today.

Hopefully other states make follow Virginia's footsteps here and make this required. Maybe they should also make this training mandatory for parents as well.

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