Keeping Kids Safe

DATE: September 27, 2011
TIME: 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
PLACE: BCIU Education Centre,
2101 Centre Avenue, Reading, PA 19605 - directions

Children are vulnerable to a wide spectrum of illegal activities, ranging from libel to cyber bullying to armed assault.

Members of law enforcement, government, and the education community gathered on September 27, 2011, at the BCIU Education Centre to consider these threats and the resources available to help schools, communities, and families keep kids safe.

The third annual Keeping Kids Safe Conference focused on the topics of cyberbullying, Internet safety, and social networking. Presenters from the Center for Safe Schools discussed the role that the Internet and social networking play in the lives of students and the implications for these in regard to student safety. Resources were available to help schools, communities, and families keep kids safe.

AGENDA

8:00 - 8:30 a.m.	REGISTRATION
8:30 - 8:45 a.m.	WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS Dr. John J. George, Executive Director Berks County Intermediate Unit
8:45 - 9:30 a.m.	KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Cyberbullying and Implications for schools Detective Charles Balogh, Master Trainer for "Protecting Kids Online" Center for Safe Schools
9:30-9:45 a.m. 9:45-10:30 a.m.	BREAK SESSION 2: Internet safety Michael Bookser, Emergency Planning and Reponse Management Coordinator, Center for Safe Schools
10:30 - 10:45 a.m.	BREAK
10:45 - 11:30 a.m.	SESSION 3: Social Networking Detective Balogh and Michael Bookser Do you or other educators in your building use social networking sites to keep in touch with students? Does your Acceptable Use Police adequately cover social networking? This program provided educators with an understanding of social networking and ways to navigate complex issues of privacy, security and ethics. This highly engaging and interactive session utilized the social networking site Facebook as a focus of the discussion.
11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.	WRAP-UP

Presented in collaboration with:
Center for Safe Schools