Principal sues parents and students.

Did that grab your attention as it did mine? This news item is about a couple of students who thought that they would seek revenge on the school's Assistant Principal by creating a myspace account in the Assistant Principal's name. They then proceeded to publish what were described as "obscene comments, pictures and graphics" using this account. The Assistance Principal is suing the students and their parents because the parents are responsible for the actions of their children.

Young people, in particular, can say and publish things on impulse and without due consideration to the consequences. Things that are published online might seem untraceable but in fact they are, and without too much effort if you have the right knowledge and the cooperation of computer network administrators.

The message about protecting children's personal safety online is slowly being understood more broadly. Please join us in helping your children understand that even though they might be savvy about their personal online safety, that they should not publish things that are damaging to others.

What are some things we as parents might do to help our children with this?

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