Nov 14 2008
Arizona State Attorney General Speaks to Eighth Graders
FHMS was proud to host an Internet safety forum presented by Arizona State Attorney General, Terry Goddard today. Mr. Goddard makes this presentation to Arizona schools “about once a week.” Mr. Brennan contacted the AG’s office after receiving a copy of an Internet safety manual for parents and teens back in September.
Mr. Goddard gave some powerful examples of what can happen when kids become careless on Internet forums such as MySpace. An AG staffer brought the point home by showing the FHMS students how he created a phoney MySpace page and identified himself as a student moving to Fountain Hills. Fifty-two Fountain Hills youth invited 14-year-old “Troy” to be a MySpace “friend,” not realizing the page actually belong to an adult with the AG’s office. To make the point even more startling, one FH child identified another FH child by first and last name, thus creating a gateway for “Troy” to locate the second child’s home. The demonstration showed FHMS eighth graders how easy it is for a predator to work thorugh MySpace to find unsuspecting students.
Additional copies of the Internet Safety Guide for Parents are available in the FHMS lobby. Mr. Brennan, Ms. Dudziak, or Mrs. Gomez are able to speak to any parents about Internet safety. For more information on Internet safety, click on the link below to the Arizona Attorney General’s office.
