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This page is intended to provide information to the John Paul II Hiigh School community through safety tips, presentations and articles. If you have information which would be appropriate for this page, please forward to Roger Wise, Director of Technology.
Internet Usage Safety Tips
The MySpace website has published their own suggested safety tips.
Phi Delta Kappa International posted an article on their website regarding Confronting Electronic Bullying. Find out what electronic bullying is, how it works, and what school admininstrators, teachers, you, and your child can do about it!
In The News...
From the June 11, 2006 issue of The New York Times, "For Some, Online Persona Undermines a Résumé"
"The term they've used over and over is red flags," Ms. Steinfeld said. "Is there
something about their lifestyle that we might find questionable or that we might find goes against the core values of our corporation?"
From the June 12, 2006 issue of Newsweek, Anna Quindlen on Privacy
The notion of privacy has become, like Atlantis, a persistent and attractive myth. We thoughtlessly gave it away bit by bit.
From the July 3, 2006 issue of TIME magazine, "How Safe is My Space?"
Social-networking sites are all the rage with kids. Now a lawsuit accuses the most popular one of not doing enough to protect them from predators.
From the August. 21-28, 2006 issue of Newsweek, Web of Risks
Students adore social-networking sites like Facebook, but indiscreet postings can mean really big trouble.
From the MSNBC website, "Mean Girls" updated 1:20 p.m. CT Jan 10, 2007
Boozing, bikinis and bullying; how the scanalous behavior of five high-school cheerleaders rocked a bedroom community near Dallas.
From the MSNBC website, "Four families suing MySpace over assaults" updated 1:36 p.m. CT Jan 18, 2007 Parents claim daughters were sexually abused by adults met on site
From the BBC News website, "MySpace bars 29,000 sex offenders" updated 2:04 GMT July 25, 2007
MySpace has reported a four-fold increase in the number of sex offenders using its service.
On Television...
Saturday Night Live produced a skit meant for a dose of reality through the guise of humor; the parody is available on GrandVideos.com, My Space Parody.
Oprah Winfrey highlighted the threat of sexual predators on the web in her February 2002 show.
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