“Sexting”: From bad judgment to a registered sex offender

The technological phenomenon of “sexting” has seen such a dramatic increase in popularity that it is now defined in the Merriam Webster Dictionary: “the sending of sexually explicit messages or images by cell phone.”  Moreover, if you ask a high school student to describe sexting, you may be surprised to hear it is a social norm.  In a 2009 survey conducted by the National Campaign to Prevent Teen & Unplanned Pregnancy, twenty percent of teens said they had sexted.  That number has since increased to over twenty-five percent.  What these students and many others do…

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RSOL Conference: CONFERENCE DISCOUNTS END JULY 31

Discounts for the national RSOL conference, including registration and hotel, will end on July 31. In order to take advantage of those discounts, please register for the conference and hotel no later than that date.  After July 31, the conference rate will increase from $90 to $100 and the hotel rate will increase from $89 to $130 per night.  It’s easy to register online at www.nationalrsol.org.   Scholarships for the conference are available to qualified California registrants and family members who volunteer at the conference.  Please contact Janice at (805) 896-7854 or via E-mail…

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