Australian state bans YouTube in schools

[Judi Lynn]

Australian state bans YouTube in schools
Cyber-bullying crackdown part of teen gang assault video probe

Updated: 16 minutes ago
MELBOURNE, Australia - An Australian state has banned the video Web site YouTube from government schools in a crackdown on cyber-bullying, a minister said Thursday.

Victoria, Australia's second most populous state, banned the popular video-sharing site from its 1,600 government schools after a gang of male school students videotaped their assault on a 17-year-old girl on the outskirts of Melbourne.

The assault, which is being investigated by police, was uploaded on YouTube late last year.

Education Services Minister Jacinta Allan said the schools and their Internet service providers already filtered the Web sites that were available to students, and YouTube had been added to a list of blocked sites.
(snip/...)

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17397882/