§ 814 — Courses of study in internet safety

§ 814. Courses of study in internet safety. 1. Any school district in\nthe state may provide, to pupils in grades kindergarten through twelve,\ninstruction designed to promote the proper and safe use of the internet.\n 2. The commissioner shall provide technical assistance to assist in\nthe development of curricula for such courses of study which shall be\nage appropriate and developed according to the needs and abilities of\npupils at successive grade levels in order to provide awareness, skills,\ninformation and support to aid in the safe usage of the internet.\n 3. The commissioner shall develop age-appropriate resources and\ntechnical assistance for schools to provide to students in grades three\nthrough twelve and their parents or legal guardians concerning the safe\nand responsible use of the internet. The resources shall include, but\nnot be limited to, information regarding how child predators may use the\ninternet to lure and exploit children, protecting personal information,\ninternet scams and cyber-bullying.\n