Some Simple Internet Safety Rules- Loudoun County Public Schools
is concerned about the safety of its students in and out of the
classroom. This concern extends to what students are doing
online. Parents should actively monitor their children’s use of
the Internet. To help parents keep children safe on the
Internet, LCPS offers the following safety tips that have been
compiled from sources such as the Polly Klaas Foundation and the
Center for Missing and Exploited Children: Never allow children
to give out identifying information such as home address, school
name, or telephone number. Never allow your child to arrange a
face-to-face meeting with someone via the Internet. Decide
whether you want personal information such as age, personal
interests, or photographs to be revealed. Posting pictures
online is especially dangerous because images of children can be
sent electronically by one predator to another who might live
closer to the child. Once an image goes onto the Internet it is
there forever in some form