Sponsored by the Ohio Crime
Prevention Association and
funded by Ohio Office of
Criminal Justice Services,
Grant No. 2010-JG-B01-6880
When teens use the Internet,
cell phones, or other devices
to send or post text or images
intended to hurt or embarrass
another person.
Texting or e-mailing, to another
person, sexually explicit
messages or pictures.
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Pretends they are other people online to
trick others
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Spreads lies and rumors about victims
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Tricks people into revealing personal
information
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Sends or forwards mean text messages
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Posts pictures of victims without their
consent
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Angry
Frustrated
Embarrassed
Harassment and bullying have
Scared
been linked to 75 percent of
Suicidal
school-shooting incidents
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Blocking communication with the cyberbully
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Deleting messages without reading them
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Talking to a friend about the bullying
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Reporting the problem to an Internet service
provider or website moderator
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Think it’s funny
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Don’t think it’s a big deal
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Are encouraged by friends
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Think they won’t get caught
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Think everybody cyberbullies
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Keep a guy/girls attention
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Get noticed
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Be fun/flirtatious
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Pressure from friends
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Get positive feedback
You may think your text
messages/photos are safe and private.
 You can’t control if they are forwarded
to others
 Forwarded text messages are the
fastest way to spread gossip and
rumors.
 How many people could have access to
a text/photo in a matter of seconds?
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Never post or share your personal
information online (this includes your full
name, address, telephone number, school
name, parents’ names, credit card number,
or Social Security number) or your friends’
personal information.
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Never share your Internet passwords with
anyone, except your parents.
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Never meet anyone face-to-face whom
you only know online
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Talk to your parents about what you do
online.
It gets stored on the cell phone
company’s computer server.
 Law Enforcement can access
messages from the cell provider.
 Deleted messages are retrievable.
 Messages can be forwarded FOREVER
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Text Messages/Pictures can
come back to haunt them for the
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3.
Between two romantic partners, as a
part of, instead of, or as a prelude to
sex – never leaves couple
Between two romantic partners – but
shared with others
Between two people where at least one
would like to be in a relationship –
shows interest
Someone publishes a false
statement about a person that damages
his or her reputation.
. Someone publicly discloses
a private fact about a person under
conditions that would be highly offensive
to a reasonable person.
places an individual in a false light.
Someone’s intentional actions
are outrageous and intolerable and have
caused extreme distress.
Having nude photos of ANYONE under
18 (including nude photos of yourself)
is a CRIME
 Convictions may prevent adults from
getting jobs that require criminal
background checks
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In Ohio, these crimes are currently punishable by:
 A minimum of 6 to 12 months in a State Level
Juvenile Detention Center
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Classified as a Registered Sex Offender
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Sex Offender Treatment Program
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Probation
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Fees/Fines
Age of participant doesn’t matter
 School officials and law enforcement
MUST investigate and report these
behaviors
 Taking or possessing inappropriate
photos of ANYONE under 18 is ILLEGAL
 Lawsuits can be filed against student
and their parents.
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Teens bare all on phones
Cell-phone photo lands boy in trouble
“Sexting” leads to 2 arrests
Stalkers harass victims through text
messages
Mason High finds boy had nude images
Cell phone violation reveals “sexting”
“Sexting” photo trend poses alarming
threats to our children
YES WE DO
Lockers are property of the school
Students should NOT expect ANY
PRIVACY in their school lockers.
 School officials with REASONABLE
SUSPICION may search your locker or
book bag at ANYTIME
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YES WE DO
School officials may take cell phone if
the user is violating school rules or the
law
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YES WE DO
School officials may search phones
when they have a REASONABLE
SUSPICION the phone has been
involved in inappropriate activity that
violates school rules OR the law
YES WE DO
A search warrant is NOT needed if we
believe the student has violated or is
violating school rules OR the law
 School Officials MUST turn over illegal
content to Law Enforcement
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Suspensions and/or Expulsions for possessing
and/or sending inappropriate text
messages/photos
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Doesn’t matter whether the photos originated
in/during school or not
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Notification to Law Enforcement
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Do not take, receive or forward
inappropriate photos/texts EVER
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Tell friends to STOP cyberbullying
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BLOCK communication with
cyberbullies
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Calmly and strongly tell cyberbullies to
STOP
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File a complaint with the web-site,
Internet Service Provider or cell phone
company
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If you receive something inappropriate,
notify your parents, teacher, police officer
or other trusted adult IMMEDIATELY
Don’t assume ANYTHING you send or post is
going to remain private
2. There is no changing your mind in
cyberspace. Anything you send or post will
NEVER go away
3. Don’t give in to the pressure to do something
that makes you feel uncomfortable
4. Consider the reaction of family, friends and
unintended recipients
1.
is truly
anonymous
If you wouldn’t say it
in person. . .
Don’t say it in the
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Center on Media and Human Development, School of Communication,
Northwestern University
Children, Media and Race: Media Use Among White, Black,
Hispanic and Asian American Children (Released 6/11)
http://web5.soc.northwestern.edu/cmhd/wpcontent/unloads/2011/06/SOCconfReportsingleFinal-1.pdf
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Cliffview Pilot
www.cliffviewpilot.com
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CommonSense Media
www.CommonSense.org
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Connect Safety
www.ConnectSafety.org
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I Love U Guys Foundation
www.iloveyouguys.org
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Ironic Source
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/socialmedia
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iSafe
www.isafe.org
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Kentucky Center For School Safety
www.kysafeschools.org
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Los Angeles Times
www.latimes.com
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Mississippi Department of Education
Department of Public Safety Planning
Fear Stops Here – Students Against Bullying
www.fearstopshere.com
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MTV Web-Site: Digital Rights Project
www.athinline.org
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National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unwanted Pregnancy
www.thenationalcampaign.com
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National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
www.missingkids.com
www.cybertipline.com
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National Crime Prevention Council
www.ncpc.org
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MTV Web-Site: Digital Rights Project
www.athinline.org
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NetSmartz
www.NetSmartz.org
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Ohio Attorney General’s Office
www.OhioAttorneyGeneral.gov
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Ohio Revised Cod
http://codes.ohio.gov/orc
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Ohio State Bar Foundation
www.osbf.net
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National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unwanted Pregnancy
www.thenationalcampaign.com
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National Crime Prevention Council
www.ncpc.org
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MTV Web-Site: Digital Rights Project
www.athinline.org
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Sex Laws
www.sexlaws.org
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The Conversation Prism: Brian Solls and JEES3
www.theconversation prism.org
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The Nielsen Company
www.nielsen.com
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Victim Services Network
www.victimsservicesnetwork.org
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YouTube
www.youtube.com
This curriculum and the associated training would not be
possible if it were not for the fine work and support of the
following people:
STATE OF OHIO:
JOHN R. KASICH
Governor
State of Ohio
THOMAS P. CHARLES
Director
Ohio Department of Public Safety
KARHLTON F. MOORE
Executive Director
Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services
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SUZANNA DAVIS
Project Consultant & Instructor
Associate Principal
Lakota Local Schools
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JEFFREY NEWMAN
Project Consultant & Instructor
Ohio Crime Prevention Association CPS
School Resource Officer / Public Affairs Officer
West Chester Police Department
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RODNEY GLAZER
Project Consultant & Instructor
Ohio Crime Prevention Association CPS
School Resource Officer
Delaware Police Department
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ERIC FRANZ
Project Consultant
Ohio Crime Prevention Association CPS
Sergeant, Assistant Community Oriented Policing Coordinator
Cincinnati Police Department
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KARI PARSONS
Project Consultant
Executive Director
Ohio School Resource Officers Association
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BRENDA KUBA
Grant Administrator
Director
Ohio Crime Prevention Association