You teach your child the
difference between right and wrong, insisting they use proper etiquette and
reminding them to look both ways before crossing the street. But in this
high-tech age, children and teens need more. Many are taking part in risky
online behavior; making detrimental decisions that leave them vulnerable to
heinous crimes of the cyber world.
Prior to taking part in
their program, i-SAFE America surveyed students
across the country about their behavior online. The statistics are shocking and
reveal an immediate need for Internet safety education.
Basic Online Behavior
Over 70% of students go online at least once per week.*
Nearly 85% spend at least one hour on the Internet on a
weekly basis.*
33% use e-mail, instant messages and chat rooms as the
main ways they keep in contact with their friends.*
54% of students say that, other than the i-SAFE lessons, they have taken no other computer
classes related to the Internet.***
Risky Online Behavior
53% like being alone when “surfing” the Internet.*
12% have unsupervised access to the Internet at
school.**
10% chat, e-mail or Instant Message (IM) while at
school.**
39% have given out personal information (name, e-mail
address, age, gender) online (when entering a contest, playing online
games or signing up for websites).*
31% have chatted or used IM with someone on the
Internet that they have not met “face to face”.*
12% have met a new person from the Internet “face to
face.”*
13% are willing to meet “face to face” with someone new
they meet on the Internet.*
8% say that, while on the Internet, someone has asked
them to keep their friendship a secret.*
53% have seen something on the Internet that shouldn’t
be on the Internet.**
64% know of or have heard about other students who have
done something on the Internet that shouldn’t be done.*
* Combined 2003/2004 and 2004/2005 i-SAFE survey of
55,000 students
** 2004-05 i-SAFE survey of 36,000 students
*** 2003-04 i-SAFE survey of 19,000 student
"It Takes the Whole Community to Educate a Child"
Community Consolidated Schools District 168
Dr. Rudolph Williams, Superintendent
The Mission of Community Consolidated Schools District 168 is to provide the educational foundation that will enhance our children's future academic success in the 21st century and encourage productive citizenship through the cooperative efforts of our community, families, and staff.
