The Citizen, 2005-09-29, Page 9THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2005. PAGE 9.
Help your kids play safe with computer rules
Internet Safety
Avery, five, Reece, eight, and 14 year-old Westin, sons of Brian and Tanya McArter take turns
using the family computer, which has been purposefully placed in an open and clearly visible
Spot in the home. (Heather Crawford photo)
By Heather Crawford
Citizen staff
How safe are your kids on the
internet?
Sr. Constable Don Shropshall of
the Huron County detachment of the
OPP said that internet crime has
occurred in Huron County in
instances where adults have
impersonated children, and chatted
on-line in an attempt to lure the
children out of the home. He said
there were a few people convicted.
According to a study conducted by
the Media Awareness Network in
1999 and 2000, 80 per cent of young
people are alone when they use the
internet and most parents don’t
know what their children do on-line.
Tanya McArter of Brussels is the
mother of three boys ages five, eight
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and 14. McArter said she has strict
rules about internet use in her home.
“I worry about it,” she said. “When
you watch TV and see (stories of
internet crime) in other cities, it
worries me.”
System trainers with the Avon
Maitland District School Board
along with the OPP, Stratford police
and Wingham police have developed
programs to help combat this.
“Specific presentations have been
designed for primary, junior,
intermediate and senior students,”
said Maggie Crane, system principal
of information technology.
“The internet is a valuable tool,”
Crane said. “There are, however,
risks like any other activity, that go
along with this tool.”
Shropshall has worked with the
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school board in bringing internet
safety and awareness to school-age
children.
He said the program was created
to help advise kids about internet
safety and provide tips on what not
to do. For instance, “don’t fill out
personal information without
consulting a parent or teacher,” he
said.
Shropshall also advises against
clicking on an ad that pops onto the
screen before reading and
understanding it first.
The program also deals with
children targeting other children and
bullying on-line.
“We teach them about the criminal
offenses that go along with cyber
bullying (bullying tactics used on
line in chat rooms or instant
messaging), impersonation, and
threatening,” he said.
“A threat doesn't have to be words
or actions, it could be a picture.”
McArter said her number one rule
is to not allow the computer in her
children's bedrooms. "We keep the
computer between the living room
and the kitchen where (my husband
and I) can see it.” she said. She also
doesn’t allow her children to use the
internet when a parent is not home.
“I’m pretty computer literate,” she
said, “and I help them and show
them how to do things.”
McArter takes internet safety in
her home seriously. “We didn’t give
(the kids) options,” she said about
the rules.
Another local mom who wished to
remain unidentified said since
bringing the internet into her home
she is amazed at how much her
daughter is learning and at such a
fast rate.
She also sets limits with internet
use and warns her children against
using their full name and
communicating with anyone they
don’t already know.
Along with the presentations for
students, a website of internet safety
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scheduled for the month of
October, 2005 for the
Municipality of Morris-
Turnberry will be held:
Tuesday, October 4
at 7:30 pm
Monday, October 17
at 7:00 pm
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resources has been created and is
available through the board web site
at www.yourschools.ca.
There is information available for
students, parents, administrators,
teachers and support staff.
Shropshall said parents should
play an important role in their
children’s involvement with the
internet.
“The computer shouldn’t be in the
kid’s bedroom,” he said. “It should
be in a clearly visible place where
everyone can see it.” z
More presentations arc planned at
area schools this fall.
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TAX INSTALLMENT
NOTICE
The third instalment of the
2005 final property taxes is
due on Friday, September
30, 2005.
Payment can be made by
mail or directly at the
Municipal Office, 41342
Morris Rd., RR 4, Brussels,
ON NOG 1H0. For your
convenience, a drop box is
available at the front door for
after hours use. Payments
can also be made at most
banking institutions and by
telephone and internet
banking.
Failure to receive your
property tax bill does not in
any way exempt you from
payment
Nancy Michie
Clerk-Treasurer
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