Online Safety

When it came to this section of Kist I was for it as well as against it. I do see multiple reasons for teaching internet safety in schools, however I do feel that it is the parent's job. Yes the schools should reach out to the students teaching them how to notice cyber bullying and inappropriate things as well as informing the students that there is an outreach group who can help them. However, the idea that schools need to teach children about the proper use of chat rooms and not trusting strangers and social media is wrong, that's something the parents Should take care of. So much class time today is taken away from students to prepare for standardized testing, so we should not be taking even more class time away from them to teach them not to talk to strangers on the internet. Teaching a child internet safety is a Parent's job, it is right up there with teaching them not to talk to strangers or run across the road without looking or to be polite to everyone especially their elders. It's one thing if the kids are in a boarding school where the don't live at home, it's another thing when they don't. Leave the parents job for them to do, not a school.