Vandalia High School students recently heard a presentation on the dangers of social media as things such as sexting are trending upward. State’s Attorney Josh Morrison says Vanessa Wright of SAFE and himself have actually being visiting area schools for the last couple years with the presentation and plan to continue to reach out to students.
The students that are being reached with the presentation have also included junior high students as Wright says many times junior high students will hear about or see what older kids are doing and will emulate them and are much less likely to understand the consequences of what they are doing.
Morrison and Wright present consequences to students ranging from the legal issues that could be faced to the effect it could have on their future including going to college and getting a job.