Virginia Internet Safety Guidelines              

Intro Page Age-Appropriate Guidelines Cyberbullying Definitions E-Mail Ethics Filtering Hate Sites Identity Theft Instant Messaging Organizations Internet Benefits & Risks Legal: National Legal: Virginia Laws Newsletters Online Games Parent/Child Sample Agreements Peer to Peer (P2P)or File Sharing Predators (Luring / Grooming) Professional Development Reporting Problems Research Sample School & Division Policies Sites for Educators Sites for Kids Sites for Older Kids Sites for Parents Social Networking (Blogs,         Personal Web Pages, Chats Student Instruction: Lesson Plans/         Curricula Virginia Law Virginia Guidelines Booklet Virginia School Resources		Legal: Virginia Laws Computer fraud http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?000+cod+18.2-152.3 § 18.2-152.3 Computer invasion of privacy http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?000+cod+18.2-152.5 § 18.2-152.5 Computer trespass (hacking/cracking) http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?000+cod+18.2-152.4 § 18.2-152.4 Enhanced penalties for using a computer in certain violations (advertising/producing obscene materials) http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?000+cod+18.2-376.1 § 18.2-376.1 Harassment by computer (cyberbullying) http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?000+cod+18.2-152.7C1 § 18.2-152.7:1 Identity theft http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?000+cod+18.2-186.3 § 18.2-186.3 Personal trespass by computer http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?000+cod+18.2-152.7 § 18.2-152.7 Possession of child pornography http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?000+cod+18.2-374.1C1 § 18.2-374.1:1 Production, publication, sale, possession with intent to distribute, financing, etc., of sexually explicit items involving children http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?000+cod+18.2-374.1 § 18.2-374.1 Property capable of embezzlement (by computer) http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?000+cod+18.2-152.8 § 18.2-152.8 Theft of computer services (WiFi surfing) http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?000+cod+18.2-152.6 § 18.2-152.6 Transmission of unsolicited bulk electronic mail (spam) http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?000+cod+18.2-152.3C1 § 18.2-152.3:1 Use of communications systems to facilitate certain offenses involving children (solicitation) http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?000+cod+18.2-374.3 § 18.2-374.3 Using a computer to gather identifying information (phishing/pharming) http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?000+cod+18.2-152.5C1 § 18.2-152.5:1 This site was developed by the Institute for Connecting Science Research to the Classroom at Virginia Tech. For additional input please contact John Wenrich