Below are resources from the Suffolk County Defense Attorney's Office and the Children's Advocacy Center to learn more about how to keep your students safe while they use the internet.
Suffolk Country DA Resources
The following are resources from the Suffolk County DAs office on how parents can keep their students safe on the internet. For more information and more resources, please click here.
24/7 Respect is a program, created by the Boston Public Schools (BPS) Office of Equity, to empower students to address and report bias-based and sexual misconduct, whether it is in-person or online.
Students in grades 6 through 12 watch and discuss the film, "24/7 Respect," to better understand how to identify and report bias-based and sexual misconduct. In addition, schools are provided with optional lesson plans, enabling students to deepen their understanding of how to foster a safe, respectful, and welcoming environment for all.
The BPS Office of Equity launched 24/7 Respect in the spring of 2019 in response to an alarming nationwide increase in students engaging in bias-based and sexual misconduct, including posting offensive racial comments online and "sexting."
You can learn more about the 24/7 Respect program, here.
Succeed Boston
Succeed Boston @ the Counseling & Intervention Center supports student growth by planting SEEDS: Social, Emotional, Educational, and Decision Making Skills, that promotes students' ability to assess risk, consider consequences, and improve decision making skills.
Succeed Boston has established a Safe Space and Bullying Prevention Hotline that is available 24/7 and staffed by trained Succeed Boston at the Counseling and Intervention Center's staff. To report incidents of bullying, please call 617- 592-2378. Please note, this not an emergency line. If there is an emergency please go to the nearest emergency room or call 911.