Upper Arlington students on Friday learned a valuable lesson about protecting themselves and their reputations online, 10TV's Patrick Bell reported.
Middle school students at The Wellington School listened intently as Upper Arlington police officers gave them a crash course in social-media safety.
These kids learned not only how to keep their private information private but they learned the dangers of "sexting" - in essence, sending explicit pictures electronically.
"They wouldn't think, 'Man, sending a picture on a cell phone is just like that? It's a felony?,'" said Upper Arlington police Officer Scott Metcalf. "And a felony of the second degree - that's very serious. Just one down from murder."
"I thought it was interesting, because I didn't know of all the penalties with texting and sexting and things like that," said eighth grader Gabrielle Berry.
Those convicted of "sexting" could face prison time and be labeled as a sex offender.
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