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dollofvoodoo's blog: "Mindless Ramblings Of Me"

created on 07/31/2008  |  http://fubar.com/mindless-ramblings-of-me/b235648  |  3 followers

To me this would be common sense but obviously it's not for a lot of people. This was an actual email forwarded to me from a co-worker.

Dear Round Rock ISD Parents and Guardians,

As many of you know we had a situation earlier this week which required us to evacuate two of our campuses due to a bomb threat. This morning we have learned new information from the Williamson County Sheriff's Office which we feel benefit all of our parents and students.

Authorities have identified a suspect in Tuesday's bomb threat and he does not live in the Austin area. The suspect was found in Saudi Arabia and the FBI will continue the investigation since there is an international component. The Sheriff's Office assures us that there is no threat to Round Rock ISD schools.

What is disturbing about this situation is it may have been avoided if proper Internet safety had been followed. The Saudi Arabia suspect became Facebook "friends" with several of our students and from there had access to all of their Facebook "friends." Another disturbing component is the fact that our students have placed personal information on their Facebook accounts. Students' e-mail addresses, phone numbers and personal pictures were available for the suspect. The suspect was able to threaten many of our students via Facebook and by calling their cell phones.

It is vital that our students understand the importance of being safe on the Internet. We need help from our parents to be vigilant in monitoring their child's social networking accounts and general Internet use while at home. For their safety, students should not place any personal information on the Internet and they should not accept "friends" online who they do not know. At school we teach our students Internet safety and we have systems in place that block social networking sites such as Facebook on all school computers. Here are additional safety tips that can help keep your child safe: 

Never give out any personal information to anyone on the Internet (including name, address, phone, age, friend's names, school location, etc.) 

Never arrange a face-to-face meeting with anyone you have met on the Internet. 

Parents should search and monitor their child's social networking accounts. Make sure your child's online "friends" are people they actually know. 

Always maintain access to your child's online account and randomly check his/her e-mail. Be upfront with them about your access and the reasons why. 

Make sure you understand how your children are using the computer, what Web sites they are visiting, and who they are communicating with online. 

Never upload (post) pictures of yourself, or your friends/family, on the Internet or send to anyone you do not know personally. 

Periodically check your child's cell phone use and text messages to see who your child is communicating with. 

For additional safety tips visit www.onguardonline.gov 

Please use this opportunity to speak with your child about Internet safety and we too will be revisiting these tips with our students during the school day. Thank you for your support of Round Rock ISD schools and by working together we can keep our students and schools safe.

Sincerely,
Jesús H. Chávez, Ph.D.
Round Rock ISD Superintendent 

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