Tex. Education Code § 37.217
This is the official text of Tex. Education Code § 37.217, part of Texas’s Education Code — governs public schools and universities in Texas.
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§ 37.217. COMMUNITY EDUCATION RELATING TO INTERNET SAFETY.
Official statutory text
(a) The center, in cooperation with the attorney general, shall develop a program that provides instruction concerning Internet safety, including instruction relating to:
(1) the potential dangers of allowing personal information to appear on an Internet website;
(2) the manner in which to report an inappropriate online solicitation; and
(3) the prevention, detection, and reporting of bullying or threats occurring over the Internet.
(b) In developing the program, the center shall:
(1) solicit input from interested stakeholders; and
(2) to the extent practicable, draw from existing resources and programs.
(c) The center shall make the program available to public schools.
(1) the potential dangers of allowing personal information to appear on an Internet website;
(2) the manner in which to report an inappropriate online solicitation; and
(3) the prevention, detection, and reporting of bullying or threats occurring over the Internet.
(b) In developing the program, the center shall:
(1) solicit input from interested stakeholders; and
(2) to the extent practicable, draw from existing resources and programs.
(c) The center shall make the program available to public schools.
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