TORONTO - Ontario is changing the school curriculum to include Internet safety lessons.
The Liberal government has approved changes to the health and physical education curriculum for elementary schools to help kids better protect themselves online.
Starting next fall, there will be specific sections in the curriculum for Grades 4 and 7 about Internet safety and the potential risks of online activities.
Michelle Despault, a spokeswoman for Education Minister Leona Dombrowsky, says there will also be "age appropriate" discussions about online dangers in Grades 1 through 8.
The curriculum changes were announced the same day police forces across Ontario announced charges against 35 people for possession of child pornography. Five youths were among those charged.
The Canadian Centre for Child Protection recently launched a website to counter growing reports of young people texting each other sexual messages and nude photos.
