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Facebook Friendship Led to Sexual Assault by Allen Warner, ContentWatch A Facebook friend request sent on a cold day in February 2011 would begin a devastating chain of assaults for a teenage girl. A volunteer firefighter, Bo Brady Burdick, 20, sent a friend request to a girl he didn't know. She accepted. After a few months of Facebook messaging, they exchanged phone numbers and began text messaging each other. After pressure from Burdick, they exchanged nude photos of themselves. She is 13 years old. Finally in June, Burdick traveled from his Utah home to visit the girl in Idaho. It was during this visit that he sexually assaulted her and several times after that. 20 Situations like this should be a call of action for parents. If this girl had never allowed a stranger to be her “friend”, she wouldn't have been assaulted 4+ times. Parents need to be more aware of what their children do online and develop a protective instinct. The days of “that will never happen to MY children” are over. Installing filtering software is a great way to begin the battle against predators and unwanted exposure of inappropriate things. Another method is to personally monitor your child's friend requests. Do you know what your kids are doing on the internet? Do you know with whom they are friends? Be informed.
CyberBully Hotline Program for Schools by Melody Zurawski, ContentWatch The Cyberbully Hotline from Schoolreach is a communication tool that allows students to send anonymous voice or text messages to school officials to report bullying acts. These reports can be immediately responded to anonymously by school officials who provide support to help students effectively address each situation. It's a great program aimed at helping each child feel safe at school by doing something about bullying and online harassment of students. Unfortunately, many schools lack the funding to offer this type of anti-bullying program. So to help implement their anonymous bullying reporting solution, The CyberBully Hotline has established a $100,000 grant program for schools and districts. 21 So to help implement their anonymous bullying reporting solution, The CyberBully Hotline has established a $100,000 grant program for schools and districts. Schools and districts who apply for the grant must have greater than a 31 percent Free and Reduced Lunch rating and each participant chosen can receive up to $2,500 to cover the cost of a 12- month CyberBully Hotline service period. It's encouraging that more schools will now have the tools to help reduce and prevent cyberbullying. Still, keep in mind that teachers becoming involved should assist the ongoing efforts of parents in the home, not replace them. Parents should have parental control software in place at home that can help monitor for cyberbullying. Then if problems arise, take action and protect your child. Gaming Researchers believe that electronic games are associated with an increased risk of childhood obesity and, in some cases, can cause overuse injuries of the hand. Because players are almost always seated when playing electronic games, this could also increase the risk of developing muscle and joint problems such as back and neck pain and headaches.
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