May 7, 2006
Hawaii kids post their fights on the Web
Camera phones and online social networks create an unhealthy mix, officials say, according to the Starbulletin.
"Armed with camera-equipped cell phones, Hawaii students are increasingly posting such graphic content, highlighting an emerging new safety problem for school officials.
... "We're noticing more and more that kids are using this technology to taunt or confront others from a distance, and it's been explosive," said Deborah Spencer of Adult Friends for Youth, which counsels high-risk youths.
Sites like MySpace.com where users can post videos have attracted kids in droves - more than 1,000 users with ties to one high school alone (Roosevelt High School).
But critics say such sites are a superhighway for spreading harmful content and bad blood much faster and wider than word-of-mouth, and that Department of Education security policies haven't kept up."
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