This represents an extremely worrying trend among young people. Parents and teachers will want to educate children and young people about the dangers of dabbling in the occult before they become too deeply involved. Even the hugely popular Harry Potter books, which feature a boy who trains as a wizard, have been criticised. Last month they were banned from the library of St Mary's Island Church of England School in Chatham, Kent, on the basis that they conflicted with Christian teaching. Concern over children's access to inappropriate websites has increased and many schools now have monitoring systems to keep check on what pupils access.
Most schools also have filter software to ensure pornography is kept out of bounds.