Training on cards for 1.7L teachers to school 38L students on cybersafety

FOR ALL its advantages, the cyberspace is still full of pitfalls. And frequently, it is the active but vulnerable young minds that fall victim to those.

- SHAN A S @T'Puram

To prevent this, the police and general education departments have joined hands to train around 1.7 lakh school teachers across the state on cyber safety and related aspects.

The idea: Use the teachers to impress upon the nearly 38 lakh students, right from lower primary to higher secondary sections, in the state the need to use the internet responsibly to avoid pitfalls like online bullying, grooming by sexual predators, cyber addiction and others.

The plan, say the authorities, is to impart classes on these topics during the five-day refresher course for teachers that begins on May 13.