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Teens Arrested for ‘Sexting’

‘Sexting,’ one of the new rages in cell phone use, is leading some teens to problems with the law. The new craze of using the cell to take photos, send or receive photos of nudity has resulted in eight high school students, from a school in Pennsylvania, of being arrested. The charge is for sending child pornography via the internet. The students, who range in age from 13 to 17, have each... 

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Supreme Court To Decide California Texting Privacy Case In June

The Supreme Court is listening to arguments in a controversial California case involving sexting in the workplace. Sexting is sending sexually suggestive or explicit messages via text messaging. Although sometimes considered just a form of virtual flirting, sexting on the job cost Jeff Quon his job as a Sergeant in the SWAT unit of the police department of Ontario, California. He sent sexually-laden... 

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American Teacher Arrested For Sexting

Is Teacher Melinda Dennehy a Cougar or a Sex Offender? High school teacher Melinda Dennehy, a 41-year-old English teacher, sent four revealing shots of herself to a 15-year-old student at Londonderry High School in New Hampshire. The student, in turn, sent the pictures on to his friends. The pictures were reported to have been sent two months ago. Eventually an adult saw the pictures at which time... 

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New Curriculum to Teach Canadian Teens Dangers of Text Messages

Texting education is coming to Canadian schools as part of a new curriculum that will inform teens of the dangers of sexually explicit messages, harassment, and other forms of wireless communication that can be harmful to others. The pilot course, textED.ca, will be introduced to 100 7th grade classrooms this month with the launch of a full program in the fall as recently announced by the Canadian... 

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