Superintendent of Schools: Pornographic Video Attacking Kids' Facebook Pages

Canton Superintendent of Schools Kevin Case notified parents Tuesday morning to be aware of potential facebook virus reported in Farmington last week. 

The note to parents reads:  

As you may have heard on the local news this morning, there is a computer virus in the form of a shared video through Facebook circulating that I wanted to make you aware of. The shared video appears to be from a friend. The video has been received by some Farmington High School students on their personal Facebook accounts. The video is pornographic and involves a young child. Once opened, the video virus automatically attaches to the individual's Facebook account and is shared with his/her Facebook friends.

If your child has a Facebook account, please tell your son/daughter to refrain from clicking on any shared videos. If the shared video can be deleted, please delete the shared video immediately.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Kevin D. Case, Superintendent of Schools

Last week, Farmington Patch carried the following letter from Superintendent Kathleen C. Greider

Dear Farmington Families, 

I am writing to all Farmington parents because I want to make you aware of a very concerning situation.  The Farmington Police have learned that a virus in the form of a disturbing pornographic video involving a young child is attacking Facebook and has been received by some FHS students on their personal Facebook accounts.  Although your child may not attend FHS, other students or siblings may have Facebook accounts that could be affected and we wanted to alert you of this situation immediately. 

The police have learned that the virus comes as a friend sharing a video. If the video is opened, it attaches to an individual’s Facebook account and gets shared to Facebook friends of the person who opened the message. The video will look like it is coming from a friend, but it is in fact a virus. We have also learned from the police that this video will clearly be affecting numerous students because the individual who alerted the police was a student who opened the video. 

The video is quite graphic and it will be very disturbing to students.  If your child has a Facebook account, please tell your son or daughter to refrain from clicking on any shared videos.  If the shared video can be deleted, please delete the shared video immediately. 

The Farmington police have told us that the Hartford Police, who are also involved, have been in contact with the FBI. 

Sincerely, 

Kathleen C. Greider
Superintendent