Beginner
Sometimes people will text or post naked pictures of themselves or other people. Your body is private and it’s not okay or safe to do this. Please tell me if you or one of your friends does this or sees a picture like this. You won’t be in trouble and I’ll make sure everyone is safe.
Intermediate
Sometimes people will text or post naked pictures of themselves or other people. This is called “sexting” – short for “sexy or sexual text” and it’s against the law to post or send images like this. It is illegal for anyone, even kids, to send these kinds of pictures of children by text, email or social media.
Please tell me if you or one of your friends sees or sends a text message like this. I will make sure you get help if you need it and your friend to
I want you to know that I understand kids make mistakes and do stupid and impulsive things. If you do something like this, please tell me. I might be mad and disappointed, but I would do everything I could to help you figure out what to do.
Advanced
It is a crime for anyone, even kids, to send sexual pictures of children or teens by text or email. Even if they take the picture themselves, it’s considered trafficking child pornography. You can get in a lot of trouble for sending or forwarding this kind of image or just having it on your phone or in your social media.
Once an image is sent, it can be forwarded to all kinds of people and the person who receives this image can easily copy it and send it to anyone. Even if you trust the person you sent the picture to, they will sometimes forward it to a friend and then it goes out everyone they know.
It is better to not send a picture like this to anyone, ever. It can ruin your reputation, be very embarrassing and people may spread rumors about you that probably aren’t true.
What would you do if you received a sext? Who could you talk to about it if you weren’t comfortable talking to me?
Let’s talk about the consequences for sexting. What do you think would be reasonable?
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