Internet safety program reaches more than 50,000 participants

TOPEKA (December 27, 2011) A statewide program aimed at
keeping kids safer on the Internet reached 56,321 participants
during 2011, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt announced today.
The Netsmartz program is presented throughout the state by the
Kansas Alliance of Boys Girls Clubs through a legislative
appropriation and administered by the Attorney Generals Office. The
interactive, educational program was developed by the National
Center for Missing and Exploited Children and Boys Girls Clubs of
America for children age 5 to 17, their parents, teachers and law
enforcement officers. It uses age-appropriate, interactive
activities to teach children how to be safer online. Netsmartz is a
wonderful program to remind all of us children and adults of the
dangers lurking on the Internet, Schmidt said. Once again, our
partners in the Kansas Boys Girls Clubs have done a great job
getting this message out there and helping Kansans stay safe
online. The Attorney Generals Office began partnering with the Boys
Girls Club to present the Netsmartz program in 2006. The programs
are presented throughout the state in classrooms and after-school
programs by specialized trainers. To learn more about the program,
call the Attorney Generals Office at (785) 296-2215 or visit
www.netsmartz.org.