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110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 567 

Designating June 2008 as ‘‘National Internet Safety Month’’. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 15, 2008 

Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. BAUCUS, Mr. BAYH, Mr. 

BROWN, Mrs. CLINTON, Mr. COCHRAN, Mr. COLEMAN, Mr. CONRAD, Mr. 

CRAIG, Mr. CRAPO, Mrs. DOLE, Mr. DOMENICI, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mr. 

HATCH, Mrs. HUTCHISON, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. KERRY, Ms. LANDRIEU, Mr. 

LEAHY, Mrs. LINCOLN, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. SCHUMER, Ms. SNOWE, Mr. 

STEVENS, Mr. VITTER, Mr. VOINOVICH, and Mr. WICKER) submitted the 

following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

MAY 22, 2008 

Reported by Mr. LEAHY, without amendment 

MAY 22, 2008 

Considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Designating June 2008 as ‘‘National Internet Safety 

Month’’. 

Whereas there are more than 1,000,000,000 Internet users 

worldwide; 

Whereas, in the United States, 35,000,000 children in kindergarten through grade 12 have Internet access; 


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Whereas approximately 86 percent of the children of the 

United States in grades 5 through 12 are online for at 

least 1 hour per week; 

Whereas approximately 67 percent of students in grades 5 

through 12 do not share with their parents what they do 

on the Internet; 

Whereas approximately 30 percent of students in grades 5 

through 12 have hidden their online activities from their 

parents; 

Whereas approximately 31 percent of the students in grades 

5 through 12 have the skill to circumvent Internet filter 

software; 

Whereas 61 percent of the students admit to using the Internet unsafely or inappropriately; 

Whereas 12 percent of middle school and high school students have met face-to-face with someone they first met 

online; 

Whereas 42 percent of students know someone who has been 

bullied online; 

Whereas 56 percent of parents feel that online bullying of 

children is an issue that needs to be addressed; 

Whereas 47 percent of parents feel that their ability to monitor and shelter their children from inappropriate material on the Internet is limited; and 

Whereas 61 percent of parents want to be more personally 

involved with Internet safety: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) designates June 2008 as ‘‘National Internet 

3 Safety Month’’; 


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1 (2) recognizes that National Internet Safety 

2 Month provides the citizens of the United States 

3 with an opportunity to learn more about— 

4 (A) the dangers of the Internet; and 

5 (B) the importance of being safe and re6 sponsible online; 

7 (3) commends and recognizes national and com8 munity organizations for— 

9 (A) promoting awareness of the dangers of 

10 the Internet; and 

11 (B) providing information and training 

12 that develops critical thinking and decision13 making skills that are needed to use the Inter14 net safely; and 

15 (4) calls on Internet safety organizations, law 

16 enforcement, educators, community leaders, parents, 

17 and volunteers to increase their efforts to raise the 

18 level of awareness for the need for online safety in 

19 the United States. 

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