Cyber Safety Cop Articles

What are the long term affects of being bullied? New York Health Care Agency is studying victims of bullying.

Last month’s arrest of two Florida girls whose relentless cyberbullying drove twelve-year-old Rebecca Sedwick to suicide has, for many parents, refreshed anxiety.It also points to some glaring blind spots many

One technique that cyber bullies use to torment their victims is text bombing. A text bomb is when a user sends a text 1,000 to 10,000 times in the same

If you are a victim of online harassment:1) Stop – Stop what you are doing and don’t retaliate; 2) Block – Block the person who is harassing you or posting

What is a digital reputation? It is the opinion or view that others have about the user, based on what they say and do online.  It is important for children

One of my main messages to students is this: Be more than a bystander. I love this video and I show it in my class.

Social Media (Yes or No?) Knowing when to allow a child to enter the social media culture can sometimes be a difficult decision. All studies and polls agree that social

As Rancho Santa Margarita Police Services’ Child Safety Deputy, I teach an Internet Safety class to the middle and high school students in Rancho Santa Margarita. I start all of

Enable parental controls. You can find parental controls on iOS devices in Settings > General > Restrictions. Here, you can turn off some apps that come with the device, such

An iPhone or iPad is an amazing gift. The entertainment and educational opportunities are nearly endless, but it also opens up the world of social media and cyberbullying. This is

A team of researchers from several universities including Cornell conducted surveys with parents and their children to find out about the children’s online behavior. They discovered that while nearly one-third

Starting January 2014, AB 256 will change the Educational Code and allow schools to discipline students for cyberbullying, even when it is done away from school. The existing law prohibits

Deputy Clay Cranford is the Orange County Sheriff’s first Child Safety Deputy. At Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate School on Thursday he chatted with eighth graders Danielle Hansen and Stephanie Byrne