A public school has warned parents after one complained that their child had been sent porn sites by another child. Source: Supplied
A PUBLIC school principal has warned parents after a child accessed internet porn sites at home and shared the website addresses with fellow pupils.
Keith Turner, principal of Kendal School in Christchurch, New Zealand, was alerted to the problem last week by parents who said their child had been told and given website addresses for porn sites by another child at school.
"The parents had found out and thought they should let us know," said Mr Turner, the New Zealand Herald reported.
"They weren't accessed at school but they were told about them. I did a check of our system logs and could find no unauthorised or inappropriate use at school. It appears the children concerned were getting the site information at home and passing it on to other children to access from home."
The school sent a letter home to parents, outlining ways to monitor their children while accessing the internet at home.
Mr Turner said access to the internet at school is only allowed when a staff member is present.
"When a web address is entered it's checked by a server and then by an internet filtering company to make sure it's not on any black list of inappropriate sites. This system works well and appears to stop children being exposed to inappropriate material," he said.
Child psychologist Cherin Selim said children didn't have the ability to understand what they were viewing and early exposure to sexual material was a risk.
"All parents can do is monitor the time their children spend on the computer and have it in a communal area where they can see what is being viewed. Make sure inappropriate sites are blocked and have regular talks with children about sexual behaviour and give them realistic advice as they get older," she said.
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