The British eGovMonitor.com site reports E-safety breaches in schools including "teacher and pupil needs for more up to date advice on issues such as the viewing of violent or pornographic online material or the risks of bullying via chat rooms, email or websites."
"The report also recommended that all schools and colleges should appoint one member of staff to act as a designated internet or e-safety co-ordinator. This person would have responsibility for ensuring schools’ policies and systems prioritise e-safety."
The cynical part of me envisioned a staff member wearing a trench coat and flashing an e-badge at some poor student seated in a computer lab... (I must be watching too much Law & Order). Then, I thought of all the schools who are struggling to get any sort of technology initiative moving and felt sorry for the poor soul who would have this added to an already underfunded salary position. But wait! Surely there is an unfunded fedral mandate called NCLB (No Coordinator Left Behind)...enough, enough. I did mention my cynicism, didn't I?
The full 114 page PDF report is available here.