It is a problem that has afflicted numerous schools around the country: threats of violence sent from anonymous email accounts, messenger apps, and transient phone numbers. In the wake of multiple serious school attacks, administrators cannot afford to take such threats lightly, notwithstanding the fact that the majority of the threats are little more than…
According to the Polaris Project, one of the leading organizations in the battle against human trafficking, cases occur in every one of the nation’s fifty states. Even tiny Vermont, not typically thought of as a front-line location for human trafficking, has seen trafficking cases involving the sex trade, farming, and restaurants. Dustin Duncan, an assistant…
2010-10-29 Can You See Me Now? from Frederick Lane Subtitle: “The Growing Problem of Sexting Among School-Age Children.” A presentation delivered to the Vermont School Boards Association Fall Conference on October 29, 2010, at the Lake Morey Resort in Fairlee, VT. This lecture is appropriate for school boards, district staff and teachers, and parents. It…
