Virginia first state to require Internet safety lessons

I went to high school in Virginia so this article immediately caught my eye.  That being said I completely agree with the program that is being implemented throughout the Virginia public school system.  That is, a program run by Web Wise Kids, a nonprofit group funded by the federal government and corporations such as Verizon and Symantec to provide schools with no-cost Internet safety lessons for 11- to 16-year-olds.  Though some of the older high school aged children may find it dull and obvious it is important to reach out and further one understanding of the amount of information that can be left available to anyone via MySpace and Facebook.  This is akin to the first day of class in which Professor Katsh showed everyone their current Facebook photos.  However, I would not stop at just warning children of the danger of child molesters on websites such as Myspace.com but would go a step further in making them aware of the current laws (or lack their of) surrounding such sites.  Much as it was a shock to many members of the class regarding information such as Facebook owns every part of your account, I am sure it would be a shock to these children.  

Thus, integrating internet safety is valuable but it must be expanded.