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Immediate Release:
In the
"Student Safety Tips" Police Officer Tony Newsom
lays out the vital information all students need to
know to stay safe while using the internet and while
coming into contact with strangers. This September,
Newsom is bringing these tips to life by helping
schools and parents nationwide to adopt these
innovative safety tips as part of their overall
internet and stranger danger lesson plans.
Did you know,
95% of All Currently Taught Student Safety Tips Are
Outdated?
"With over One Million Internet Predators diligently
searching MySpace, Facebook and other internet
sites, while disguising themselves as children &
teenagers, our students need an entirely new set of
safety tips!
According to recent statistics, at any given time,
there are more than 1 million Internet Pedophiles
online 25% of children have been exposed to unwanted
pornographic material online.
According to research, only approx. 25% of children
who encountered a sexual approach/ solicitation told
a parent or adult.
75% of
children are willing to share personal information
online about themselves and their family in exchange
for goods.
77% of
the targets for online predators were age 14 or
older. Another
22%
are users ages 10 to 13.
When
your child enters a chat room, they have a 50%
chance of engaging in a conversation with a
pedophile who is posing as a child.
Marina
Del Rey, CA (PRWEB) September 23, 2008 -- "Student
Safety Tips" is a series of important new books
aimed at helping K-12 students protect themselves
from internet predators and stranger danger. Written
by Tony Newsom, Los Angeles Police Officer and
student safety expert, the simple, easy to follow
tips empower students to make safe decisions. Newsom
has nearly 30 years experience in keeping students
safe.
Why is
Internet Safety Important?
Did
you know that many Internet predators diligently
spend three to six months searching children and
teenager's MySpace, FaceBook and other online
profiles prior to ever making email contact with
them?
Why is Internet Safety Important?
As you
have seen on the news and television shows like "To
Catch a Predator" & "Oprah," Internet predatory has
grown out of control.
Legislation is currently attempting to pass bills to
crack down on Internet predators. That is only part
of the solution, says Tony. Tony says, "If we fail
to simultaneously teach our children and teenagers
how to stay safe, we are leaving the door wide open
for new predators to walk in and to pick up where
the arrested ones left off.
When
students transition into elementary, middle and high
school, they need an entirely new set of safety
tips. Unfortunately, we spend less time preparing
our students to stay safe, then most predators spend
grooming them."
Newsom
has decided enough is enough. His new books,
"Student
Safety Tips" provides a list of age appropriate,
modern tips no student should be without. Through a
series of crime stories told by police officers and
candid interviews with convicted criminals, the
books teach students how to avoid becoming victims
in a variety crime. In each book, Newsom has
included homework assignments to help the students
retain what they learn.
Newsom
has also authored "The Parent's Guide For Raising
Safer K-12 Students" to teach parents what they can
do to keep their children safe online as well as off
line.
schedule Tony for a
speaking
engagement for your educators or a safety
consultation, please call (800) 584-2449.
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