Internet Safety

Mission: St. Margaret Mary School’s mission is to educate and empower youth to safely and responsibly take control of their Internet experience.

Goal: Our technology program provides awareness and knowledge that enables the students to recognize and avoid dangerous, destructive, or unlawful online behavior and to respond appropriately.

St. Margaret Mary School employs BASCOM Global Internet Service, Inc., a software development company specializing in school curriculum and Internet safety. Our school uses their proxy server by which all objectionable sites are filtered out. In addition, our students are not allowed to use e-mail software while at school.

Although there may seem to be a sense of safety and security on the Internet at school, we do use the iSafe curriculum at school to protect children from abuse on the Internet when online elsewhere.

DANGER SIGNS:

Pornography on your child’s computer.

Your child receives calls or gifts from someone you don’t know.

Your child becomes secretive about online activities.

Your child turns off the computer when you enter the room.

SAFETY TIPS:

Don’t let children have computers in their rooms.

Talk to children about the danger of the Internet.

Use blocking software.

Monitor your child’s e-mail.

Never send personal information over the Internet.

RESOURCES FOR PARENTS:

Bridget Howell, Omaha Police Dept. (402)444-6478

Sgt. Scott Christensen, NE State Patrol (402)595-2410

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (800)843-5678

The NetSmartz Workshop: www.netsmartz.org

Cybertipline: www.cybertipline.com

Get Net Wise: www.getnetwise.com