Showing posts with label Lovett's Technology Code of Conduct and Use Agreement. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lovett's Technology Code of Conduct and Use Agreement. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Eighth Graders Penalized for “Sexting” In School

Original Story Posted: March 04, 2010
As the Atlanta schooling system is looking to crack down on behavior and have more of a grip on conduct and what is expected within school, two students were made examples.
With one being suspended and the other withdrawing, The Lovett School felt such actions necessary after the two were engaging in improper cell phone communication.
Making the transition from dirty texts, the students were caught “sexting” in which they were sending inappropriate images back and forth and sending sexually explicit messages, which is deemed as being a violation of Lovett's Technology Code of Conduct and Use Agreement.
"The students, both eighth-graders, engaged in the electronic transmission of