2017-07-13 Cyberethics from Pre-Certification to Retirement from Frederick Lane A presentation delivered to the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Certification and Licensing on 13 June 2017 in New Orleans, LA. If you are interested in discussing a presentation or professional development program for your organization on this topic, please contact me for information…
For someone researching digital misconduct by educators, summer vacation is the slow season, which made it good time to take a break to finish my most recent book (Cybertraps for Expecting Moms & Dads). But these types of cases never stop completely. In June, a child abuse complaint was lodged with the Berks County (PA)…
On Wednesday, October 28, a freshman at Mulberry High School in Mulberry, FL approached her teacher’s desk to ask a question about classwork that had been assigned. As she neared Vadi Velez-Gonzalez’s desk, she could see his iPhone lying face-up on his desk, and was shocked to see it displaying images of adult gay pornography.…
State College, PA has had its share of unpleasant headlines recently (see, e.g. “Sandusky, Jerry“). Now come reports that Wesley Amy, a State College Area High School computer science teacher, has been convicted by a jury of offering students good grades in exchange for nude photos. The 28-year-old educator began teaching computer science at the…
An unwelcome explicit photo sent by a 17-year-old to another high school student in Marion, NC has resulted in a multi-town, multi-state investigation into teen sexting. WLOS, an ABC affiliate in western North Carolina, reported on May 29 that the Marion Police Department had charged (or was about to charge) several teens (some as young…
Jeff Minh Ha, a 42-year-old teacher at the Columbia School in El Monte, California, was arrested on Friday, April 17, on charges of “exhibiting harmful matter in the presence of a minor.” The charge is a felony under California law. Ha is a 6th grade teacher at the El Monte school. He allegedly showed the…
On Sunday, the LA Times reported, police in Napa, California arrested Julian Vargas, 29, on charges “of transmitting harmful material with intent to seduce a minor, as well as contacting a minor with intent to send harmful material.” The charges stemmed from a report by a 16-year-old female junior varsity soccer player, who told police…
