Texting, Texting, Sexting and Sexting and FacebookFacebook

Educational Educational Workshop for Workshop for

Teens and their Teens and their ParentsParents

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LawsLaws The North Carolina House passed this bill and The North Carolina House passed this bill and

we are waiting on the Senate and then we are waiting on the Senate and then eventually the Governor. eventually the Governor.

According to the bill, violators of this law would According to the bill, violators of this law would be fined up to 100 and court costs. The only be fined up to 100 and court costs. The only people exempt from the legislation would be people exempt from the legislation would be police officers, members of fire departments police officers, members of fire departments and the operators of public or private and the operators of public or private ambulances.ambulances.

Eleventh State to pass a LawEleventh State to pass a Law

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Sitting Down with your teenSitting Down with your teen Go over the Phone BillGo over the Phone Bill What does you plan coverWhat does you plan cover

Real ConsequencesReal Consequences

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SextingSexting Definitions: the transfer of Definitions: the transfer of

explicit images and/or explicit images and/or sexually based messages to sexually based messages to any other phone or more any other phone or more importantly individualimportantly individual..

StatisticsStatistics

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LawsLaws Currently, people who are caught Sexting can be charged

with Child pornography and be added to their states Sexual Pedophile List

Legislation passed by the Vermont Senate and pending in the House would remove the most serious legal consequences for teenagers who engage in "sexting." The bill would carve out an exemption from prosecution for child pornography for 13- to 18-year-olds on either the sending or receiving end of sexting messages, so long as the sender voluntarily transmits an image of himself or herself.

Ohio, state lawmakers introduced a bill April 13 that would make sexting a first-degree misdemeanor. The legislation would apply only to teens younger than 18, separate from similar adult offenses that carry felonious charges.

Cyber BullyingCyber Bullying harassment, humiliation and bullyingharassment, humiliation and bullying SuicideSuicide

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PreventionPrevention Explaining phone billsExplaining phone bills Teens not accepting photo Teens not accepting photo

messages and texts from unknown messages and texts from unknown recipientsrecipients

Delete it right away and do not forward

Check phone bills to text messages Turn Off Auto View

Turn off Photo/Auto Receive Turn on Preview

Knowledge

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FacebookFacebook What it isWhat it is Who is on itWho is on it Wall and applicationsWall and applications Security SettingsSecurity Settings What to watch out forWhat to watch out for

Facebook WallFacebook Wall

Facebook ApplicationsFacebook Applications

Over 7,000Over 7,000 What happens when you What happens when you

accept an applicationaccept an application

Facebook Security SettingsFacebook Security Settings

Facebook Security SettingsFacebook Security Settings

Think before you Press...Think before you Press...

Things to consider before pressing send 1. Do not assume anything you send or post is going to remain private.2. There is no changing your mind, anything you send or post will never truly go away.3. Do not give in to the pressure to do something that makes you uncomfortable.4. Consider the recipients reaction.5. Nothing is truly anonymous.

Any questions...Any questions...