Families and schools were navigating "unchartered territory" in a fast-moving digital world, Valintine said. Up until then most people did not have a private place to view [online] content. Schools had "formal" measures in place to block online content, but it didn't always work to the benefit of students, she said. The ministry says it funds the internet safety organisation, Netsafe, to "actively support schools" with online security. Netsafe recently launched a kit to help schools with online safety challenges.

Source: Stuff November 05, 2018 22:07 UTC