Parents and staff at Arroyo Vista School in Rancho Santa Margarita hosted the High Tech Services Reserve Unit March 18 to discuss Internet Safety. The school provided coffee and cookies, assuring an evening of active and fulfilling discussion for all those present. The topics addressed included cyber bullying, identity theft, piracy, sexual predators and techniques for protecting your computer and your family. The forum ended with a live demonstration of the extremely popular MySpace.com social networking site.
HTSRU has presented their Internet Safety Program to numerous groups throughout Orange County and surrounding areas for nearly ten years. Rapid technology evolution has brought more and more people to the Internet community. As with every community, some people don’t play well with others. A multitude of crimes and other complaints has sprung up in the Internet arena, and the HTSRU program helps parents understand the risks and provides tips on handling them successfully.
Many of these tips can be found on the Internet Safety brochure on the OCSD web site, along with contact information to make arrangements for presentations to your group by Reserve Sergeant Jim Ellis and his team.
If you would like to have the team present to your group, please contact Reserve Sergeant Ellis by e-mail at jaellis@ocsd.org or by phone at (310) 335-4269.