Former detective and member of the National Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, Keith Dunn, visited Becton on Oct. 6 and spoke to the student body regarding cyber safety.

The Week of Respect, which is an event that takes place from Oct. 6 to Oct. 10 in all New Jersey schools, is a time where adolescents are being informed on the dangers of the Internet. “The Internet is written in pen, not pencil,” stressed Mr. Dunn.

Specific topics covered during the assembly include social networking and texting. The guest speaker who has appeared on Dateline and MSNBC stressed the fact that what one puts on social networking sites will be there forever and that law enforcement can have access to everything someone posts, even deleted information. He then went on to talk about a few specific instances where teens were rejected from colleges and jobs because of subjects they posted years before they even applied.

The eye opening assembly then wrapped up with the speaker discussing what sexting is because 85% of students in the entire country do not understand what it entails. He concluded with a video clip illustrating how easily it is for a person to track someone else’s location just by analyzing a posted photo.

One can contact the guest speaker by emailing him at [email protected] or for more information on cyber bullying, visit www.kcopfoundation.org.