[Overtonwindow]

An enterprising student has been disciplined for taking money from other students in exchange for scanning their bus passes.....

/s

With a wry smile I cannot wait to see what the next generation of preteen hackers do with school-related automation.

[adanto6840]

Can't help but concur, indeed. Sadly, I feel that I need to warn my children against this now. Plenty of harmless, curiosity-minded things that I did in high school 15 years ago could potentially result in a prison sentence these days. =(

[Overtonwindow]

My wife and I have a list of things our children will NOT have. Near the top of that is anything with a webcam or camera. I wonder if there are internet safety classes/camps for kids. Kind of like the scared straight prison visits?

Ok everyone, today we're going to meet John. When John was 13 he sent a "selfie" to his girlfriend. Now John is on the "Sex Offender List" and he can't get a job, or use a computer, or even live in most places...

I think children should be taught, aggressively, about the dangers of the internet, and in particular how easy it is for them to become victims. Fourth Period Internet Class.