WASHINGTON – The following is an announcement from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention on behalf of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in regards to E-bullying at K-12 schools:
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is conducting a review of state, district, and school policies related to the use of such technology as cell phone text messaging and picture taking, blogs, and instant messaging to perpetrate aggression against peers (making threats, spreading rumors, sending embarrassing photos, etc.).
The CDC has requested that districts or schools that have such a policy provide it or the appropriate contact information to Marci Hertz at [email protected] or 770-488-2547 by August 1, 2008.
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OJJDP July 15, 2008 press release
