Tag Archives: Kentucky

Cultivating a Culture of Cybersafety — Elementary Edition [Lecture]

2018-11-06 Cultivating a Culture of Cybersafety — Elementary Edition from Frederick Lane A presentation delivered to the educators, staff, and administrators of Grayson County Schools in Leitchfield, KY on November 6, 2018. If you are interested in scheduling a presentation or professional development program for your organization on this topic, please contact me for information…

[Slide] 2018-11-05 Cybersafety for Parents & Kids

Cybersafety for Parents & Kids [Lecture]

2018-11-05 Cybersafety for Parents & Kids from Frederick Lane A presentation delivered to the Grayson County school community in Clarkson, KY on November 5, 2018. If you are interested in scheduling a presentation or professional development program for your organization on this topic, please contact me for information regarding my rates and availability.

Trinity High School Teacher Patrick Newman Pleads Guilty to Child Exploitation Charges [*Update]

Back in June, I wrote about the case of Patrick Newman, a Social Studies teacher at Trinity High School, an all-boys Catholic school in Louisville, KY. Following a tip by Twitter to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, investigators determined that Newman had used Vine (a video app owned by Twitter), Kik, and…

Feds Charge Trinity High School Teacher with Child Exploitation and Possession of Child Pornography

In a press release issued June 2, Acting United States Attorney John E. Kuhn, Jr. (W.D. Kentucky) announced that his office had arrested Patrick Newman, 35, and charged him with violating child exploitation laws. Prior to the announcement by Kuhn, Newman taught Social Studies at Trinity High School, an all-boys Catholic school located in Louisville,…

School District Sued for “Negligent Supervision” of Teacher in Assault Case

What did the staff and administrators in the Jefferson County Public Schools know, and when did they know it? That’s the essence of a lawsuit filed by the father of a 13-year-old boy who was assaulted by a 26-year-old middle school teacher named Jessica Boyer over a 3-month period, from February to April 2013. The…