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Cell phones are useful tools, but only when used appropriately and with good judgment. Cell phones discovered on your person are confiscated and only returned to parents. Usage of cell phones during school day or in the building results in afterschool detentions.
Cell phones are useful tools, but only when used appropriately and with good judgment. Cell phones discovered on your person are confiscated and only returned to parents. Usage of cell phones during school day or in the building results in afterschool detentions.
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Cell phones are useful tools, but only when used appropriately and with good judgment. Cell phones discovered on your person are confiscated and only returned to parents. Usage of cell phones during school day or in the building results in afterschool detentions.
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Anytown Elementary School //7essing the T7:th There have been lots of rumors and gossip lately. We want to talk honestly today and teach students the right way to communicate. Cell phones are useful tools, but only when used appropriately and with good judgment. Cell Phone S:7;ey #aise your hand if.. ou own a cell phone ou use text messaging ouve taken photos with a cell phone camera ouve ever forwarded a message hat Di/ the o7l/ Do Befo7e Cell Phones an/ Texting? ou got your stuff done on time. Kids talked to their parents in person. We used quarters at pay telephones. Parents owned cameras that took photos. People used complete words, not BFF, LOL, OMG, or . Wrote personal letters and mailed them with a licked stamp. M had an apostrophe (m). 557o57iate Uses of Cell Phones Calling for a ride after the game Appropriate conversations from home with friends you know Keeping in touch with your family so they know your whereabouts Contacting authorities in an emergency (911) na557o57iate Uses of Cell Phones Texting during class/school Taking embarrassing photos Sending insulting, angry, or mean messages Cheating or lying Bullying Starting fights Hurting feelings #emin/e7 -o:t School #:les Cell phones must be turned-off and locked in your student locker. If you need to use a cell phone afterschool, go to the main foyer of the school or outside the building. Cell phones may not be used in the gym, locker rooms, restrooms, etc. School Conseq:ences Cell phones discovered on your person are confiscated and only returned to parents. Usage of cell phones during school day or in the building results in afterschool detentions (or more). Cell Phones Ke5t n Locke7s ocked, put away, not visible, and shut off. Cell Phone Came7as Not Use/ n special days, we may announce that you can bring a camera, but you may NEVE# use a cell phone camera at school. Cell Phone Texting Not Use/ Texting on cell phones shall not occur in the school building. ene7al Safety Ti5s nly give your mobile number out to people you know and can trust. Never reply to text messages from people you dont know. Make sure you know how to block others from calling your phone. Cell P7o;i/e7s ant Ha55y Pa7ents! Children represent a huge market for cell phone companies. They want to help parents monitor and control your cell phone usage, because PA#ENTS pay the bill! Call the cell phone company for help on setting-up your phone for maximum safety. It is in their business interest to help you! hat Belongs on Yo:7 Cell Phone? J:st ask yo:7 5a7ents!!! If you wouldnt show it to your parents, dont photograph it. If you wouldnt text it to your parents, dont write it. If you wouldnt say it to your parents, dont call it. Accept the Consequences %he things you say or do with your cell phone could have long-term consequences for you. hat oes On Yo:7 Cell Phone, Stays on Yo:7 Cell Phone.an/ E;e7ywhe7e! Dont assume any privacy. Every time you send a message: It gets stored on the cell phone companys computer server. Government safety agencies may have screened your messages ("Patriot Act). our parents can access your messages from the web site. Deleted messages are retrievable. hat about forwarding? #emem-e7..Nothing is P7i;ate ou may think your text message is safe and private, but you cant control which people will forward your message to others. Forwarded electronic messages are the fastest way to spread gossip and rumors. ow many people could have access to a text/photo? 7om the Hea/lines News articles discuss teens getting prosecuted by law enforcement for cell phone behaviors. MG, teens "#" sexting: Article in Salon Magazine What all parents should know about kids and their mobile phones: Article in Australian Women's Weekly Felony charges for teens: NBC Television #eport Cell Phone 'Sexting' A Problem, Teens Say: KSAT Television #eport from Portland, regon Teens are sending nude photos with cell phones: Article from E-School News Six Pennsylvania Teenagers Charged with Felony Crimes: Article from MSNBC Sexting Inappropriate cell phone usage is a major teenage problem from ages 10-18. The slang term "sexting or "sex texting refers to a nationwide phenomenon of children sending nude or semi-nude photos of their private parts. "Sexting is illegal, even if you are just taking and sending pictures of yourself. #eal Ki/s & #eal T7o:-le %is week, tree teenage girls wo allegedly sent nude or semi-nude cell pone pictures of temselves, and tree male classmates in a western Pennsylvania ig scool wo received tem, are carged wit cild pornograpy. In October a %exas eigt-grader spent te nigt in a juvenile detention center after is football coac found a nude picture on is cell pone tat a fellow student sent im. from CBS News on January 15, 2009 #eal Ki/s & #eal T7o:-le According to researcers at Rocester %ecnology of Institute almost one-tird of teens in grades 10-12 ave sent or received sexual content online and tey use cell pones. For cildren in grades 4-6, tat number is still one in ten. Attorneys like Dallas lawyer Clint David say te practice is trouble waiting to appen. It is te eigt of insanity to take a picture of yourself naked and send it to anoter person, says David. At least one teenager as landed in jail because of is alleged actions involving 'sexting. A 16-year old Pennsylvania boy was arrested and carged wit possessing cild pornograpy after police say e coaxed a 15-year old girl into sending im explicit pictures. from Fox News on December 9, 2008 #eal Ki/s & #eal T7o:-le A 17-year-old Uta girl wo received two images of male genitalia on er cell pone told er moter, wo told local autorities. %ey responded by carging te alleged sender wit a tird degree felony. %e girl said se first tougt te potos depicted a ot dog. %e girl, wose name was witeld by te Salt Lake %ribune, apparently did not know te man, and its unclear wy e sent it to er. If convicted, e could serve up to five years. %e young victim told te newspaper tat se was in sock. I felt like I ad done someting wrong, se said. I didnt ever want to see tat until Im married. In anoter incident of sexting, a Cippewa Falls, Wis., yout was arrested for sowing off to friends nude potos of is ex- girlfriend. %e potos were on is cellpone. from http://www.minortroubles.com/?s=sexting #eal Ki/s & #eal T7o:-le Prosecutor David) Morse also announced Monday tat e would not file carges against te girl or any of te students at Pinckney Community Hig Scool wo possessed or sent te nude potos. He said te discipline doled out by te scool and parents was sufficient. Scool officials suspended 19 students. %e girl told police se was clowning around wen se took te sexually explicit potos and two videos, wic clearly sow er face and vaginal area. Morse said e is making te same decision in a sexting case at nearby Fowlerville Junior Hig Scool, were a 14-year-old girl transmitted a poto of er naked breasts to friends, wo ten distributed it widely. from http://www.minortroubles.com/?s=sexting elony C7imes Having nude photos of children and their private parts is a felony crime. In Illinois, felony crimes are punishable by a one year prison sentence or more, depending upon the circumstances and the type/class of offense. Felony convictions may prevent adults from getting jobs that require criminal background checks, such as police, teaching, fire fighting, nursing, etc. B:t m J:st a Ki/... It doesnt matter what age the photographer is. Taking or possessing inappropriate photos of children are wrong and illegal! School officials and law enforcement can and will investigate these behaviors. Wile teenagers may tink tat sending tese images to teir friends or potential suitors is armless, any image tat portrays a minor in an indecent manner or engaging in sexual activity is regarded as cild pornograpy and people wo receive or pass on tese types of images are risking criminal carges, weter tey are a minor or an adult. [.] Parents need to become more aware of wat teir cildren are doing wit teir mobile pones and personal computers because wat migt seem like a armless image of temselves to be used privately can fall into te ands of sexual predators and be posted across te internet. "uoted directly from "What all parents should know about kids and their mobile phones, Australian Women's Weekly hy do we text or IM things that we wouId never say or do in person? When you are not face-to-face (F2F), the human connection is missing. ou cant see the visual emotions of the person. ou cant "take it back. It seems safe because you are alone. ou take more risks. hat Can Pa7ents Do? %eac cildren te dangers of tis type of beavior and advise tem to tink before tey act. Ensure cildren know tat tey are not to send pornograpic images of temselves to anyone eiter over teir mobile pones or via te internet. Even minors wo ave cild pornograpy in teir possession can be carged under te law. %eac cildren about te types of sexual predators tat are out tere and may prey on tem. "uoted directly from "What all parents should know about kids and their mobile phones, Australian Women's Weekly hat Can Pa7ents Do? Parents sould familiarize temselves wit te new tecnologies tat are around, so tey understand te potential for exploitation, as well as wat teir kids are doing. Parents need to overcome any embarrassment tey may feel about talking to teir cildren about sex, so tey can be effective wen educating teir kids about te dangers associated wit cild pornograpy. If parents are going to give teir cild a mobile pone, ensure tey are mature enoug to use it appropriately. "uoted directly from "What all parents should know about kids and their mobile phones, Australian Women's Weekly, July 2008 Can schools take away my cell 5hone? es. School officials may hold cell phones when they have a reasonable suspicion the phone has been involved in inappropriate activity that violates school rules or the law. In some cases, they are turned over to the police. Can schools look in my locke7? es. Students should not expect any privacy in their school lockers. ockers are school district property. School officials with reasonable suspicion may search your locker. Can yo: look in my -ook -ag? es. 105 ICS 5/10-22.6(e) permits school officials to search personal effects kept in lockers and desks. School officials with reasonable suspicion may search your book bag. Does the school nee/ a sea7ch wa77ant? No. According to school code, school officials may search students without a warrant "when there are reasonable grounds for suspecting the search of a particular child will turn up evidence the student has violated or is violating either the law or the rules of the school. S:mma7y: na557o57iate Messages Do not take, receive, or forward inappropriate photos/texts ever. If you receive something inappropriate, notify your parents and law enforcement immediately! Delete it! Inappropriate photos could be illegal. on't o It No threats No inappropriate photos No foul language No hassling No intimidation No insults No embarrassing content No "bad stuff No bullying eep Safe If you wouldnt show it to your parents, dont photograph it. If you wouldnt text it to your parents, dont write it. If you wouldnt say it to your parents, dont call it. Cell Phone Safety Tom Dewey, Principal Anytown Elementary School