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Cyberbullying & Sexting

Cyberbullying & Sexting. What is Cyberbullying?. The use of information and communication involving electronic technologies to facilitate deliberate and repeated harassment or threat to an individual or group. Being cruel to others by sending or posting harmful material using technology means:

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Cyberbullying & Sexting

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  1. Cyberbullying& Sexting

  2. What is Cyberbullying? • The use of information and communication involving electronic technologies to facilitate deliberate and repeated harassment or threat to an individual or group. • Being cruel to others by sending or posting harmful material using technology means: • Power • Control • Human Relationships

  3. Bullying 1. DIRECT 2. Occurs on school property 3. Poor relationships with teachers 4. Fear retribution Physical: hitting, punching, shoving Verbal: Name calling, gossip Nonverbal: Use of gestures & exclusion Cyberbullying Anonymous Occurs off school property Good relationships with teachers Fear loss of technology privileges Further under the radar than bullying Emotional reactions cannot be determined Differences

  4. 34% of respondents say they have been bullied online 13% were threatened 5% were scared for their safety 17% have bullied others online 56% were bullied in a chatroom 49% were bullied using computer text message (IM) 28% were bullied by email 34% felt frustrated 30% felt angry 22% felt sad 24% of victims were negatively affected at home 18% of victims were negatively affected at school 42% of victims did not tell anyone about the incident 11% of those who were bullied told an adult about the incident Online bullying seems to be linked to offline, traditional bullying Prevalence of CyberbullyingPatchin and Hinduja (2005) studied 1400 Internet-using adolescents’ experiences with online bullying found that

  5. IM Acronyms • POS – Parent Over Shoulder • PAL – Parents Are Listening • RUF2T – Are You Free To Talk? • 99 – All Clear • A/S/L – Age/Sex/Location

  6. What is Sexting? • Sending nude pictures or pornographic pictures using a cell phone • 1 in 5 teenage girls in a recent study admitted to sending nude or semi-nude pictures online • Form of bullying • Refers to the sending or posting of sexually suggestive text and images in cyberspace.

  7. Education and Prevention Websites • Web Wise Kids (www.webwisekids.com) • SafeTeens.com (www.safekids.com) • Ad Council (www.adcouncil.org/issues/online_sexual_exploitation) • ProtectKids.com (www.protectkids.com

  8. School Violence and Bullying Prevention Hotline • Available 24/7 • 1-800-788-7254 • Bullying: A Resource Toolbox for School Administrators • www.ebasedprevention.org • http://www.ebasedacademy.org/

  9. School Resource Officer Officer Craig Crider What is the law?

  10. Ohio Anti-Bullying Bill 276 • “Repetitive and hostile behavior with the intent to harm others through the use of information and communication technologies and other Web-based online sites (also known as “cyberbullying”), such as the following…”

  11. Illegal use of minor nudity-oriented material or performance (2907.323) • Having the pictures • No person shall do any of the following… • Photograph any minor who is not the person’s child or ward in a state of nudity, or create, direct, produce, or transfer any material or performance that shows the minor in a state of nudity… Felony of the 2nd Degree (F2) (For MINORS)

  12. Con’t • Possess or view any material or performance that shows a minor who is not the person’s child or ward in a state of nudity… Felony of the 5th Degree

  13. Disseminating matter Harmful to juveniles – 2907.31 • Sending or showing pictures to a minor • Sexting • No person shall… • Directly sell, deliver, furnish, DISSEMINATE, provide, exhibit, rent, or present to a juvenile (minor), a group of juveniles, a law enforcement officer posing as a juvenile…any material or performance that is obscene or harmful to juveniles • …allow any juvenile to review or peruse any material or view any live performance that is harmful to juveniles (shows/pornography)

  14. Penalties • If convicted, even if a juvenile, the guilty person must register as a sex offender. This could remain on the person’s record for life, or a limited time, held to the discretion of the judge. • Harmful – Misdemeanor of the 1st degree • Obscene – Felony of the 5th degree • Under 13 years of age – Felony of the 4th degree (regardless of anything…no matter what) Exceptions: exhibit/medical situations only

  15. Con’t A juvenile can’t determine if it’s (picture/video/live performance/pornography) harmful to them or not…this is determined by the law enforcement involved.

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