Friday, February 8, 2013



Nassau County Police Department Cyberbullying Workshop at Willets Road

On Thursday, February 7th, Officer Sharon Glavin from the Nassau County Police Department's Community Affairs Division presented a cyberbullying workshop to our 5th grade class. The primary focus of the workshop was to teach our students how to make good decisions while communicating on-line.  She stressed the importance of keeping your personal information, picture, and location private.  Officer Glavin also spoke of recent instances of cyberbullying that were reported to the NCPD Crimes Division and how they were tract and resolved. She reinforced the concept of being a cyberbullying "up-stander" rather than a "by-stander."  The up-stander speaks out against cyberbullying and reports the bullying to an adult (parent, teacher, counselor, etc.) who can help.  The students were taught the following acronym to help combat cyberbullying: S.B.T. - Stop It! Block It! Tell!

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