(Phoenix, Ariz. - Sept. 23, 2009)  Attorney General Terry Goddard will visit Osborn Middle School on Monday, September 28, to talk about how to stay safe on the Internet with approximately 300 8th graders starting at 1:30 p.m.

Topics will include avoiding Internet predators, cyberbullying, staying safe on social networking sites and protecting personal information online. This event is part of Goddard’s ongoing Internet Safety School Tour. Since 2005, he and Attorney General’s Office staff have presented at more than 150 schools and talked with more than 35,000 Arizona students about using the Internet safely.

Event Information
           What:   Internet Safety Presentation
When:   Monday, September 28
Time:   1:30 p.m.
Where:  Osborn Middle School
    1102 W. Highland    Ave.
     Phoenix, Ariz.
    Note:              This event is open to the media. Members of the media are
                                          asked to arrive and set up prior to 1:30 p.m. Please check in at
                                          the school’s front office to receive a visitor badge and be directed
                                          to the event room.

Goddard encourages parents to talk with their kids and teens about Internet safety and recommends the following simple rules:

●   Never arrange a face-to-face meeting with someone you met online.
●   Never upload or post pictures of yourself on the Internet or give them to people you do not know.
●   Never give out identifying information such as your name, home address, school name or telephone number.
●   Never download pictures from an unknown source, as there is a good chance these can be sexually explicit images.
●   Never respond to messages or bulletin board postings that are suggestive, obscene, belligerent or harassing.

For more information on Internet Safety, visit the Attorney General’s Web site at www.azag.gov , and click on “Internet Safety.”

For additional information about this event, contact Anne Hilby at (602) 542-8019