Internet Safety

Internet safety and security is a huge issue at my school. We live in such litigious times that everyone must be extremely careful about what can be published on any school-related websites. Of course, student safety is the primary concern, but more and more, teachers must be cognizant of their own vulnerabilities with regard to the material they publish or link to. I'm glad I'm not the administrator who has to dream up all the worst-case scenarios involved in teachers' creating Internet material that could leave the school open to any number of various lawsuits or leave teachers open to threats or invasions of privacy. I generally feel that more freedom is better, but I'd be foolish to discount the many predators out there and even more foolish if I didn't think that the school has the grave duty to protect itself, its staff, and its students. I'm glad that so far I haven't had any safety issues in this regard.