Creepy crawlers invade MySpace
Among the discussion topics today was state Attorney General Roy Cooper's campaign to make it tougher for sexual predators to seek victims on MySpace.com.
The social networking site counts 29,000 registered sex offenders among its profiles.
Cooper advocates a state law that would require parental permission before children would be allowed to create social networking profiles on such sites.
We agree, but the bottom line is closer parental supervision, period, of children's online activities.
Toward that end, a number of parents place their children's computers in common areas of their homes, where they can keep an eye out.
What do you think?
We're also working on an editorial about the a lawsuit filed by the parents of a 16-year-old who married her former South Brunswick High School coach.
The parents are suing Guilford County Schools, where the coach previously worked, alleging the county failed to alert authorities that Brenton Wuchae, the 40-year-old teacher, had inappropriate relationships with female students at Southern Guilford High School.
Said the parents' attorney: "It is regrettable that sometimes school systems do not have the backbone to take decisive action to protect students from inappropriate behavior on the part of their teachers and coaches."
We understand the parents' angst. We're not so sure about the strength of their legal case.
Your thoughts.
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