Sexting

Both of the videos are tragic but watching them raises some questions.  How can we really stop teenagers, who have cell phones that now have real time face chat, from doing whatever they want on their phones?  Yes, discretionary parents will try to limit phone use and monitor internet activity, but clearly that can't be enough.  Why is a 13 year old girl feeling compelled to take pictures of herself topless?  How can this situation be prevented in the first place?  It is easy to just blame the media I suppose but we all know it is not that simple.

I didn't get my first cell phone until I graduated high school but all throughout those four years I saw my peers constantly texting in class, or trying to find ways to circumnavigate the teacher's line of sight.  At the moment cell phones are mostly a distraction and a convenience.  Smart phones are bridging the gab between cell phones and computers so maybe in the future schools will be able to implement something that will allow to students to utilize the technology without it being a distraction.  But until then, schools should impose bans on having cell phones on during the school day.  Emergencies do happen so at least a student would have a cell phone on them.  As for the circulation of a "sexting" image, if the school finds out they should be just as involved as the students in that situation.