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Educators, law enforcement learn how to help protect kids on Internet

Beware: The face of the schoolyard bully is changing.

As technology like the World Wide Web becomes integral to the curriculum in elementary and middle schools, Web-savvy students have started surfing the Internet at earlier ages. That means a new breed of predator is carrying a hall pass, and students are in danger of losing more than merely their milk money, Internet safety experts said Monday.

But although young children are gaining access to the Net, they don’t necessarily understand the depth of the technology.

“It’s extremely difficult for young children to grasp the idea of a virtual world and what kind of dangers lurk there,” said Rachel Johnston of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. “It’s not like strangers with candy. They don’t realize how vulnerable they are online.”

By TRISTAN SCOTT of the Missoulian

Full Story: http://missoulian.com/articles/2006/09/26/news/local/news02.txt

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