Sexting

Technological Tragedy Sexting - It is the exchange of explicit photos and videos via the internet or cell phone.  This is the latest teen trend that has led to an increase in teen suicide.

Technology in the past few years with cell phones and YouTube is instantaneous. Parents may not be aware of these advances.  Certainly schools are aware of sexting.  A Catholic school confronted sexting a few years ago because nude photos on cell phones were being passed around by the students.  What followed was a parental information seminar geared not only to high school aged students, but the middle grades. 

Sexting is a new phenomenon since most teens and tweens own a cell phone.  This alone should be a red flag for parents.  Teachers, however, are aware of the problem.  In fact, Bill Boomer, Director of Marriage and Family Ministry in Cleveland is quoted, "sexting is a source of concern because teens don't think of the consequences of what they are doing.  Technology in the past few years has increased to a point where anything is possible instantaneously." 

One high school teacher has been quoted, "the texting culture among high school and middle school students is so prevalent that she doesn't even try to deal with it or she would be confiscating phones all day."

Texting, Plan B, no parental notification for abortion - when will the outcry from parents come?  

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