Parent associations in several countries have called on the schools there to teach students about the etiquette of surfing and how to protect privacy and sensitive content. The move comes after a series of suicides in Australia that allegedly due to the impact of cyber-bullying (violence in the cyber world), as well as racial and sexual content posting.
Austalian's Parent associations have called on the schools there to teach students about the etiquette in Facebook and Twitter
Some schools in Australia are urged to provide special classes to learn about Facebook and Twitter. The plan filed with the reasons for preventing violence in the realm of cyber crime in the world and online.
Educational use Facebook and Twitter will be taught in schools in Australia to complement a healthy internet classes that have been started earlier. A boys' school in Sydney had even sent a letter to parents to remind children that they are still immature in understanding the consequence of their actions on social networking sites.
Association of parents and communities in New South Wales representing the parents of about 2,200 schools have been asking the government to formally enter the social networking classes in the curriculum of education in Australia. This is done to teach students to be more selective in deploying the links that are sensitive as well as write status of contentious or adversarial.
"Children involved in the action without thinking of consequences," said an association spokesman, David Giblin. "Cyber bullying is not a problem of easily lost and forgotten. Children who feel depressed because of harassment and violence in the virtual world would feel intimidated and depressed. This can lead to suicide," he added.
Parents association also added that a special class of social networking will also help teachers who are often unaware of the potential risks of social networking sites for their students.
Thomas Tudehope, a social media analyst, said that cyber bullying in Australian schools has exceeded the control limits, and required to be made a special curriculum so that children can better understand how to use the Internet wisely. "We risk losing the young generation of Australians if it is not immediately realized. The young Australians should have concern for others," he said.
