GYV Safe and Secure in an Electronic World Consumers can help protect themselves from online fraud by using secure Internet browsers, keeping records of their online transactions, regularly reviewing credit card and bank statements, reviewing Web sites for privacy policies, and patronizing reputable online businesses only. Just as we consider it unwise to leave children unsupervised on the streets, it is also unwise to allow children unrestricted and unsupervised access to the Internet. Establish guidelines children can follow for appropriate Internet usage. When crime, drugs, and violence spill over from the streets into the schools, a safe learning environment becomes increasingly difficult. Students carry weapons for protection.
Gunfights start replacing fistfights.
Violence seems to become an acceptable way to settle conflicts. Students cannot learn and teachers cannot teach. GYV Power Tripping Bullies have a one in four chance of having a criminal record by the time they are age 30. School-based programs to prevent bullying typically focus on counseling bullies and their victims, teaching victims assertiveness, and establishing clear school policies that reinforce consequences for aggressive behavior. Peace conflict is part of everyday life.