Nearly 43% of kids have been bullied online. 1 in 4 has experienced it multiple times. Click the links below to learn more about this issue. Consider the opportunity to make a public commitment to protect yourselves and your classmates online, understand the definition of cyber bullying, common characteristics associated with it, and the laws that exist to protect you from this behavior!
Love is Respect: What is digital abuse?
Please also consider our Safe Harbour Online Safety Workshop!
Sexting
YOU’VE SHARED PHOTOS…NOW WHAT?? - It happens. Living in a highly sexualized culture shapes our desires and decisions. If you’ve sent a sext, don’t judge yourself! Instead, understand the potential dangers associated with sexting. Learn how to protect yourself and others by becoming familiar with the laws as well as the appropriate procedures around reporting and/or deleting unwanted photos or messages.
- What is Sextortion!?
- You've Sent a Sext, Now What?
- Stop Sextortion Kitty Video!
- Stop Sextortion Kitty Video! It Happens to Males too!
- Tips to Prevent Sexting
- Your Photo Fate
- Information Travels
- Sextortion Video
- Sexting: New York's Criminal Law! - See our Safe Harbour Workshop above!
Please also consider our Safe Harbour OnlineSafety or Sexting Workshop!
If you or someone you know has received an unwanted sext/photo or video, please contact:
The Ulster County Family and Child Advocacy Center
21 O'Neil Street, Kingston, NY 12401
Phone: 845-334-5155
If you have sent a sext or photo or received one and would like to talk with someone prior to potentially reporting this issue, please call Jackie, Safe Harbour Coordinator at 340-3927 or the Family of Woodstock Hotline at 679-5681. No judgments here!
