Elmhurst CUSD 205 -

Public Act 095-0869 (also referred to as the Illinois Internet Safety Act) states each school district must incorporate into the school curriculum a component on Internet Safety to be taught at least once each school year to students in grade 3 and above. Here at Elmhurst, we introduce Digital Citizenship and Internet Safety lessons beginning in Kindergarten. These lessons are created based on our approved district curriculum designed by Common Sense Media, a research based curriculum developed in partnership with Project Zero at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

Additionally, Public Act 102-0055 (also referred to as the Media Literacy Act) requires every public high school include in its curriculum a unit of instruction on media literacy, including instruction on how to access information, analyze and evaluate media messages, create media, reflect on media consumption, as well as the social responsibility of engaging with media of all forms. 

There are also technical literacies for students and families to be aware of, including Computer Literacy and Digital Literacy. Public Act 101-0654 ensures all high school students engage in a unit covering computer literacy skills and requires districts to offer an Advanced Placement (AP) Computer Science course.