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From The Times
March 6, 2008

NSPCC criticises school for censoring faces on website

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The NSPCC has criticised a primary school that decided to replace the faces of pupils on its website with cartoon faces.

Cann Hall Primary School in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, said it was blanking out children’s faces on pictures published on its website for safety reasons. But the NSPCC said the school “may have gone too far”.

Clare Reece, the head teacher at Cann Hall school, said blurring faces underlined warnings the school gave about the potential dangers for youngsters on the internet.

But Chris Cloke, the NSPCC’s head of child protection awareness, said the school was not striking the correct balance. “Anyone posting photos of children on the internet needs to consider the risk this poses to children,” he said. “However, in this case the impulse to protect children’s identity may have gone too far. Schools can take sensible precautions that strike a balance between protection and celebrating children’s achievements.”

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