Internet Safety

Parents should set and enforce rules for home Internet use

• Have computer in a common room 
• Time limit on Internet, instant messaging, social networking sites, online gaming, etc.

• Parents should ask and know student’s personal username and password
• Have a curfew for computer use. Place the computer in a common area to charge overnight.

Suggestions concerning e-mail

• Parents should have access to students’ e-mail

• Threatening e-mail should never be sent

• Attachments bring danger of viruses

• Spam=Junk mail=Don’t reply

Social networking sites

• Students will not have access to social networking sites on district devices

General Internet Activity

• Never give out personal information, even seemingly innocent and unimportant info

• Never make online purchases without parent permission/supervision