News Alert: Sexting incident at Illinois High School

Sadly, 4 more teenagers have been caught sexting and may face criminal charges in this most recent incident at Ridgewood High School, in Norridge, IL. This time, it is 2 females and 2 males that are being potentially charged. This is another example of why parents need to continue the conversation with their children about this issue.

As a parent, it can sometimes be challenging to start this conversation with your child or your child my be very uncomfortable talking about this with you. In an earlier post, Snapchat: Do these pictures really disappear forever?, I talked about a method I refer to as ‘The 3rd Party Approach’. Try using this article as a starting point for your discussion. I find that talking about a specific incident is more comfortable for both the parent and the child.

At the conclusion of this article, this statement was made:

Police said this was the first case of sexting at the high school, and many of the kids didn’t realize it is a crime to send explicit photos of youths that age.

We need to continually educate our children about sexting. Once is not enough. The consequences of this behavior are far reaching and can have a tremendous impact on their future. This is one mistake that we cannot allow our children to make.