A freshman girl sends topless pictures of herself to a boy through an instant message. The boy shares the pictures over the computer with some friends. Both end up expelled from school. This incident came to light through a court case filed more than a decade ago against Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day [ Read More ]
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Sexting teens can face lifelong consequences
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Cyber bullying increases rates in suicides
Comments Off on Cyber bullying increases rates in suicidesAccording to JAMA Pediatrics, children and teens who are victims of bullying are more inclined to ponder suicide and attempt suicide, as opposed to children who are not bullied. Recent studies indicate that suicidal thoughts and attempts of suicide are highly linked to bullied children. This increasingly dangerous trend of higher rates of suicide among [ Read More ]
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Tinder isn’t for teens, so why are so many using the app?
Comments Off on Tinder isn’t for teens, so why are so many using the app?Stretched across a bed wearing nothing but lacy underwear, the girl is smiling into the camera. But this isn’t a professional photoshoot – it’s a 14-year-old girl taking pictures for her dating profile. Legally this girl is too young to smoke, drive, drink alcohol or – crucially – have sex. Yet she is legally allowed [ Read More ]
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Sexually explicit Kik chats prompt warning
Comments Off on Sexually explicit Kik chats prompt warningParents are being encouraged to educate their children on some of the dangers of social media after several complaints from the Strathmore and Langdon area regarding sexually explicit messages. The complaints stemmed from incidents surrounding the messaging service Kik. Read more…
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Yik Yak new App for parents to be concerned
Comments Off on Yik Yak new App for parents to be concernedSchools in Chicagoland are up in arms and shutting down the social media app Yik Yak. Here are the real problems with Yik Yak and what you can do to respond. What is Yik Yak? Yik Yak is a four-month-old app for Android and Apple mobile devices that allows users to post text-only Yaks of [ Read More ]
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