Internet Awareness Presentation Planned to Educate Parents

From Mount Vernon City School District:

An internet awareness presentation for parents will be held at Benjamin Turner Middle School located at 624 South Third Avenue in Mount Vernon. The presentation scheduled to begin at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 10, 2016 will feature retired NYPD Detective Thomas Grimes of NY Finest Speakers.
Mr. Grimes has appeared on The Today Show, and presents at schools and businesses throughout New York State. His presentation is geared toward the parents and guardians of young people who utilize social networking sites or apps such as Instagram, Snapchat, Vine, Twitter, Facebook, etc. Mr. Grimes will cover topics including online predators, identity theft and cyber bullying. His presentation will provide an explicit understanding of what children and teens are doing every day online and how innocent behaviors like “status updates” or “tagging pictures” can have a long term impact.
Mr. Grimes will show parents how to:

· Find your child online.

· Find your child’s friends on sites and apps.

· Navigate Social Media.

· Understand potential life threatening scenarios.

· Understand “Social Networking.”

· Talk (and listen) to your child about the internet and the dangers associated.

· Offer alternatives to blocking social networking sites.

This presentation is hosted by Mount Vernon Youth Bureau's CAPP Program and the Mount Vernon City School District

About Mount Vernon City School District
With more than 8,000 students in 16 schools, the Mount Vernon City School District is committed to providing a quality education to its children as well as developing programs that meet the diverse academic and social needs of its students.

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