ITU Newslog - Internet Safety: Sheriff addresses students on cyberbullying, 'sexting'

Monday, January 17, 2011

Internet Safety: Sheriff addresses students on cyberbullying, 'sexting'

More than 150 seventh-graders at Taft High School on Chicago's Northwest Side were given a lecture on Internet safety and online crimes put on by the Cook County Sheriff's Youth Services Department on Wednesday.

The presentation was intended to be a "scared straight" talk to warn middle school students about the dangers of cyberbullying, "sexting" and online predators, and also educate them about social-networking safety.

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Monday, January 17, 2011 11:37:21 AM (Romance Standard Time, UTC+01:00)

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