Facebook and Twitter classes could be taught in Australian schools...

The country's main parents association has backed calls for schools to teach students about online etiquette, privacy protection and the long-term consequences of posting embarrassing or offensive content. The move follows a series of suicides in Australia blamed on cyberbullying, as well as postings of racist and anti-Semitic content and sexual slander.

The Federation of Parents and Citizens' Associations of New South Wales, which represents parents at about 2,200 schools, said students were often unaware of the consequences of posting offensive content. It has called on the government to formally incorporate classes into the school curriculum.

"Kids engage in these acts without any thought of the consequences," a spokesman for the association, David Giblin, told the Daily Telegraph.

 "Cyberbullying is not an issue that is going to go away. In extreme cases, it is literally harassment with a constant stream of insult and threat. More...

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