Lessons on how to use the internet safely should become compulsory in schools, university researchers say.The Cyberspace Research Unit at the University of Central Lancashire (UCL) says learning about internet safety should be on the National Curriculum.Pupils should be taught about the potential dangers posed, such as paedophiles using internet chatrooms to make contact with […]
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UK: Call for internet safety lessons
US: School paper recalled over photo, illustration
A high school principal ordered all copies of a student newspaper recalled because of material she deemed inappropriate, including a photo of a student with his fly unzipped and an illustration of a tampon.Peninsula High School Principal Patricia Scott said she had no problem with the subject matter of the Peninsula Outlook's special edition last […]
US: Youth saves woman who once saved him
A US teenager who saved the life of a woman choking on her food in a restaurant was amazed to find out he was only repaying the favour.After Kevin Stephan had successfully performed the Heimlich manoeuvre on Penny Brown, his mother recognised her as the nurse who had carried out a cardiopulmonary resuscitation on him […]
UK: Heads 'doubt' discipline powers
Head teachers are sceptical that extended powers to restrain unruly pupils will make much difference, a survey suggests.The government's White Paper proposes a more clearly-defined set of rights for teachers in disciplining pupils.The Association of School and College Leaders asked 100 members about the new powers, which would allow teachers to restrain pupils using reasonable […]
US: Student Newspaper Story Draws Angry Reaction
There's a controversy brewing over the latest issue of Roosevelt High School's newspaper. A story in the paper takes aim at religious, racial, ethnic and other groups. The author said it's meant to be funny. Some are not laughing.The front page gives a hint of what's inside the Roosevelt Round-Up. The story talks of using […]
US: Alternative school praised until town tries to force it on people
In Kate Lamonda's class, small groups of children in 2nd and 3rd grades sit clustered around large tables, where they are separated by level of skill rather than age. A 7-year-old is working on the same poetry writing assignment as a 9-year-old, with one helping the other.Lincoln School in Mundelein is a boutique, offering an […]
New Planet Discovered; Most "Earth-Like" Yet
The most Earth-like planet yet discovered beyond the solar system has been detected orbiting a distant star, boosting the chances that life exists elsewhere in the galaxy.The icy, rocky world is just five times larger than our own, making it the smallest and most similar to Earth of all the 160 "exoplanets" around other stars […]
US: Bush Administration Demands Search Records From Google
The Bush Administration has demanded access to internet searches conducted on four major seach engines: Google, MSN, AOL and Yahoo. Of the four only Google has refused to comply with the governments demands. The Bush Administration is claiming they want to use the information to determine how much porn shows up in internet searches conducted […]
US: The End of the Internet?
The nation's largest telephone and cable companies are crafting an alarming set of strategies that would transform the free, open and nondiscriminatory Internet of today to a privately run and branded service that would charge a fee for virtually everything we do online.The End of the Internet?Jeff ChesterThe NationThe nation's largest telephone and cable companies […]
Bill Gates says censorship is useless
SOFTWARE King of the World Sir William Gates III has warned governments across the globe that it is useless to censor Internet sites.King Willy said that once a country was plugged into the world wide web the ability to withhold information does not exist as information can be sent in emails or other more untrackable […]
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