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TexasTowelie

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Wed Sep 23, 2020, 04:11 AM Sep 2020

X-rated intrusion prompts security changes in Albany's virtual classrooms

ALBANY — Teachers working in the Albany City School District are getting a crash course on virtual classroom security after an eighth grader at Stephen and Harriet Myers Middle School disrupted a 7th-grade lesson at North Albany and shared X-rated content with the students.

The student, who displayed the homepage of a pornographic website for 10 to 15 seconds, has been suspended for five days for violating the district's code of conduct, Albany spokesman Ron Lesko said.

Teachers are being reminded to reject "knocks" from external email accounts and will brush up on disabling chat and screen sharing functions, Lesko said.

"There are still many questions that remain unanswered about teaching and learning in the virtual environment," he said.

Read more: https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/X-rated-intrusion-forces-security-changes-in-15584824.php

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X-rated intrusion prompts security changes in Albany's virtual classrooms (Original Post) TexasTowelie Sep 2020 OP
There is a learning curve for everyone Sherman A1 Sep 2020 #1
Yes, and apparently one of those curious students is way ahead of the curve in anatomy & sociology. TexasTowelie Sep 2020 #2
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