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1 PERSONAL SAFETY PC Sally Bisset SAFER SCHOOLS OFFICER

2 AREAS OF CONCERN CYBERBULLYINGSEXTINGALCOHOLDRUGS

3 CYBERBULLYING WHAT IS IT? A PERSON OR GROUP A PERSON OR GROUP THREATEN, TEASE, EMBARRASS THREATEN, TEASE, EMBARRASS SOMEONE ELSE SOMEONE ELSE USING USING MOBILE PHONE, INTERNET OR OTHER TECHNOLOGIES MOBILE PHONE, INTERNET OR OTHER TECHNOLOGIES

4 CYBERBULLYING WHAT IS IT? A PERSON OR GROUP A PERSON OR GROUP THREATEN, TEASE, EMBARRASS THREATEN, TEASE, EMBARRASS SOMEONE ELSE SOMEONE ELSE USING USING MOBILE PHONE, INTERNET OR OTHER TECHNOLOGIES MOBILE PHONE, INTERNET OR OTHER TECHNOLOGIES

5 ALCOHOL NATIONAL CONCERNS OVER LEVELS OF DRINKING NATIONAL CONCERNS OVER LEVELS OF DRINKING LINKED TO PRICE OF ALCOHOL LINKED TO PRICE OF ALCOHOL YOUNG PEOPLE STARTING TO DRINK AT EARLIER AGES YOUNG PEOPLE STARTING TO DRINK AT EARLIER AGES HEALTH CONCERNS HEALTH CONCERNS

6 CONCERNS PARENTS ACCEPTING CHILD’S WORD FOR WHERE THEY ARE AND WHO THEY ARE WITH PARENTS ACCEPTING CHILD’S WORD FOR WHERE THEY ARE AND WHO THEY ARE WITH BUYING ALCOHOL FOR CHILDREN BUYING ALCOHOL FOR CHILDREN BEING PRESSURISED INTO ALLOWING PARTIES BEING PRESSURISED INTO ALLOWING PARTIES DANGERS OF EXCESSIVE DRINKING DANGERS OF EXCESSIVE DRINKING VULNERABILITY WHILST UNDER INFLUENCE VULNERABILITY WHILST UNDER INFLUENCE

7 KNOW YOUR LIMITS

8 FACTS AND FIGURES 33 BOOZED UP CHILDREN ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL EVERY DAY 33 BOOZED UP CHILDREN ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL EVERY DAY 7,034 UNDER 18’S TREATED FOR ALCOHOL RELATED PROBLEMS IN 2011 7,034 UNDER 18’S TREATED FOR ALCOHOL RELATED PROBLEMS IN 2011 CHILDREN AS YOUNG AS 10 DRINKING TO DANGEROUS LEVELS CHILDREN AS YOUNG AS 10 DRINKING TO DANGEROUS LEVELS 111 ADMISSIONS TO LEEDS HOSPITALS IN FIRST HALF OF 2011 111 ADMISSIONS TO LEEDS HOSPITALS IN FIRST HALF OF 2011 UK HAS HIGHEST RATE OF ALCOHOL RELATED INJURIES IN EUROPE UK HAS HIGHEST RATE OF ALCOHOL RELATED INJURIES IN EUROPE ALCOHOL CONTRIBUTES TO 5% OF DEATHS IN YOUNG PEOPLE ALCOHOL CONTRIBUTES TO 5% OF DEATHS IN YOUNG PEOPLE

9 HEALTH RISKS CAN INTERFERE WITH CHILD’S DEVELOPMENT – ALCOHOL TAKES LONGER TO GET OUT OF SYSTEM THAN ADULTS CAN INTERFERE WITH CHILD’S DEVELOPMENT – ALCOHOL TAKES LONGER TO GET OUT OF SYSTEM THAN ADULTS DO LESS WELL IN LESSONS DO LESS WELL IN LESSONS LONG TERM DAMAGE LONG TERM DAMAGE CAN HARM DEVELOPMENT OF BRAIN CAN HARM DEVELOPMENT OF BRAIN MORE LIKELY TO BE INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT MORE LIKELY TO BE INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT

10 WHAT CAN YOU DO? TALK ABOUT NEGATIVE AND SOCIAL SIDES TALK ABOUT NEGATIVE AND SOCIAL SIDES SET A GOOD EXAMPLE SET A GOOD EXAMPLE RESPECT THE LAW – DON’T BUY ALCOHOL RESPECT THE LAW – DON’T BUY ALCOHOL SET CLEAR BOUNDARIES AND STICK TO THEM SET CLEAR BOUNDARIES AND STICK TO THEM ENCOURAGE DRINKING LOWER STRENGTH BRANDS – NOT TO DRINK TOO QUICKLY ENCOURAGE DRINKING LOWER STRENGTH BRANDS – NOT TO DRINK TOO QUICKLY AGREE RULES AT PARTIES – BE AROUND IF THEY HAVE A PARTY AT HOME AGREE RULES AT PARTIES – BE AROUND IF THEY HAVE A PARTY AT HOME MAKE SURE YOUR CHILD CAN GET HOME SAFELY MAKE SURE YOUR CHILD CAN GET HOME SAFELY

11 RISKY BEHAVIOUR LOWERS PEOPLE’S INHIBITIONS LOWERS PEOPLE’S INHIBITIONS 1 IN 5 GIRLS AND 1 IN 10 BOYS - AGED 14/15 GO FURTHER THAN THEY WANTED AFTER DRINKING ALCOHOL 1 IN 5 GIRLS AND 1 IN 10 BOYS - AGED 14/15 GO FURTHER THAN THEY WANTED AFTER DRINKING ALCOHOL ALCOHOL CAN LEAD TO BEING VICTIM OF SEXUAL ASSAULT ALCOHOL CAN LEAD TO BEING VICTIM OF SEXUAL ASSAULT

12 ANTI SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR 10000 FINES EVERY YEAR FOR BEING DRUNK AND DISORDERLY 16-19 YR OLDS 10000 FINES EVERY YEAR FOR BEING DRUNK AND DISORDERLY 16-19 YR OLDS CHILDREN AS YOUNG AS 12 ARRESTED FOR CRIMINAL DAMAGE AND DRUNK AND DISORDERLY CHILDREN AS YOUNG AS 12 ARRESTED FOR CRIMINAL DAMAGE AND DRUNK AND DISORDERLY YOUNG PEOPLE WHO GET DRUNK TWICE A MONTH ARE MORE LIKELY TO COMMIT CRIMINAL OFFENCE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO GET DRUNK TWICE A MONTH ARE MORE LIKELY TO COMMIT CRIMINAL OFFENCE CAN END UP WITH CRIMINAL RECORD CAN END UP WITH CRIMINAL RECORD

13 SEXTING – WHAT IS IT? THE SENDING OF SEXUALLY IMPLICIT MESSAGES VIA TEXT AND EMAIL

14 WHO DOES IT AFFECT? OVER A THIRD OF UNDER 18S HAVE RECEIVED AN OFFENSIVE OR DISTRESSING SEXUAL IMAGE VIA TEXT OR EMAIL

15 4 STEPS TO TROUBLE STEP 1 SARAH,14 TAKES A SEXUAL PHOTO OF HERSELF ON HER PHONE AND SENDS IT TO HER BOYFRIEND, JAMES 15 SARAH,14 TAKES A SEXUAL PHOTO OF HERSELF ON HER PHONE AND SENDS IT TO HER BOYFRIEND, JAMES 15 SARAH IS NOW POTENTIALLY GUILTY OF DISTRIBUTING INDECENT IMAGES SARAH IS NOW POTENTIALLY GUILTY OF DISTRIBUTING INDECENT IMAGES JAMES IS NOW POTENTIALLY GUILTY OF POSSESSING INDECENT IMAGES JAMES IS NOW POTENTIALLY GUILTY OF POSSESSING INDECENT IMAGES

16 STEP 2 SARAH DUMPS JAMES SARAH DUMPS JAMES OUT OF REVENGE JAMES SENDS THE PHOTO TO FRIENDS AT SCHOOL OUT OF REVENGE JAMES SENDS THE PHOTO TO FRIENDS AT SCHOOL JAMES IS NOW GUILTY OF DISTRIBUTING JAMES IS NOW GUILTY OF DISTRIBUTING HIS FRIENDS ARE GUILTY OF POSSESSING HIS FRIENDS ARE GUILTY OF POSSESSING SARAH IS NOW EMBARASSED AS A SEXUAL PHOTO OF HERSELF CIRCULATES SCHOOL SARAH IS NOW EMBARASSED AS A SEXUAL PHOTO OF HERSELF CIRCULATES SCHOOL

17 STEP 3 JAMES’S FRIEND UPLOADS THE PHOTO TO A SOCIAL NETWORK JAMES’S FRIEND UPLOADS THE PHOTO TO A SOCIAL NETWORK THE PHOTOS ARE NOW VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC THE PHOTOS ARE NOW VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC JAMES IS IN BREACH OF WEBSITE TERMS AND GUILTY OF DISTRIBUTING INDECENT IMAGES JAMES IS IN BREACH OF WEBSITE TERMS AND GUILTY OF DISTRIBUTING INDECENT IMAGES

18 STEP 4 PAEDOPHILES BROWSE PROFILES WITH LOOSE PRIVACY SETTINGS AND FIND THE IMAGE OF SARAH PAEDOPHILES BROWSE PROFILES WITH LOOSE PRIVACY SETTINGS AND FIND THE IMAGE OF SARAH SARAH UNWITTINGLY BECOMES THE SUBJECT OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY FOR DISTRIBUTION AMONGST STRANGERS AND PAEDOPHILES SARAH UNWITTINGLY BECOMES THE SUBJECT OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY FOR DISTRIBUTION AMONGST STRANGERS AND PAEDOPHILES

19 THE LAW Section 1 of the Protection of Children Act 1978 Section 1 of the Protection of Children Act 1978 Taking or distributing indecent photographs or pseudo-photographs of a child under eighteen years of age. Taking or distributing indecent photographs or pseudo-photographs of a child under eighteen years of age.

20 STAY IN CONTROL Four men jailed after admitting running a paedophile ring that sent millions of indecent images around the world – June 2011 Four men jailed after admitting running a paedophile ring that sent millions of indecent images around the world – June 2011 Lincolnshire Police found a powerful computer system which allowed users to share and view up to 3 million images, ranging from the lowest severity to the most extreme.

21 HOW TO STAY SAFE DON’T TAKE SEXUALLY EXPLICIT PHOTOS DON’T TAKE SEXUALLY EXPLICIT PHOTOS DON’T ALLOW THEM TO BE TAKEN DON’T ALLOW THEM TO BE TAKEN RESIST PRESSURE TO TAKE PHOTOS RESIST PRESSURE TO TAKE PHOTOS ENSURE PHONES ARE PASSWORD PROTECTED ENSURE PHONES ARE PASSWORD PROTECTED TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR ACTIONS TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR ACTIONS

22 HOW DOES IT AFFECT SCHOOL? FACEBOOK FACEBOOK NUMBER OF ARGUMENTS BROUGHT INTO SCHOOL NUMBER OF ARGUMENTS BROUGHT INTO SCHOOL STUDENTS NOT AWARE OF CONSEQUENCES STUDENTS NOT AWARE OF CONSEQUENCES ACCESSIBILITY – 24/7 MODERN TECHNOLOGY ACCESSIBILITY – 24/7 MODERN TECHNOLOGY

23 CYBERBULLYING WHAT IS IT? A PERSON OR GROUP A PERSON OR GROUP THREATEN, TEASE, EMBARRASS THREATEN, TEASE, EMBARRASS SOMEONE ELSE SOMEONE ELSE USING USING MOBILE PHONE, INTERNET OR OTHER TECHNOLOGIES MOBILE PHONE, INTERNET OR OTHER TECHNOLOGIES

24 HOW DOES IT TAKE PLACE? GROUP OF FRIENDS GROUP OF FRIENDS TARGET VICTIMS TARGET VICTIMS ASK THEM TO COMMENT ON A PHOTO OR A BLOG ASK THEM TO COMMENT ON A PHOTO OR A BLOG ASKING THEM TO FORWARD IT ON ASKING THEM TO FORWARD IT ON OFTEN DON’T REALISE THEY ARE BULLYING OFTEN DON’T REALISE THEY ARE BULLYING

25 CONSEQUENCES Schoolgirl Megan Gillian 15 years committed suicide after being teased on social networking site Bebo Schoolgirl Megan Gillian 15 years committed suicide after being teased on social networking site Bebo Facebook bully jailed: Death threat girl, Keely Houghton 18, is first person put behind bars for vicious internet campaign Sentence to 3 months imprisonment She was described as “warped”, “nasty” and a “coward” by Judge

26 KEEPING SAFE ON LINE THREE SIMPLE STEPS TO SAFETY:- THREE SIMPLE STEPS TO SAFETY:- 1. ZIP IT 2. BLOCK IT 3. FLAG IT

27 ZIP IT SHOULD NOT SHARE PERSONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING:- SHOULD NOT SHARE PERSONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING:- FULL NAME FULL NAME PHOTOS PHOTOS ADDRESSES ADDRESSES SCHOOL INFORMATION SCHOOL INFORMATION TELEPHONE NUMBERS TELEPHONE NUMBERS PLACES THEY GO PLACES THEY GO MAKE SURE PRIVACY SETTINGS ARE RESTRICTED!

28 BLOCK IT BLOCK IT BLOCK PEOPLE WHO SEND NASTY MESSAGES BLOCK PEOPLE WHO SEND NASTY MESSAGES DON’T OPEN UNKNOWN LINKS DON’T OPEN UNKNOWN LINKS DELETE EMAILS FROM PEOPLE YOU DON’T KNOW DELETE EMAILS FROM PEOPLE YOU DON’T KNOW MAKE SURE THYE KNOW ALL THEIR ‘FRIENDS’ – PEOPLE LIE MAKE SURE THYE KNOW ALL THEIR ‘FRIENDS’ – PEOPLE LIE

29 FLAG IT FLAG IT ENSURE THEY FLAG UP IF THEY ARE UPSET ENSURE THEY FLAG UP IF THEY ARE UPSET OR SOMEONE ASKS THEM TO MEET OR SOMEONE ASKS THEM TO MEET IF THEY ARE WORRIED OR UNHAPPY IF THEY ARE WORRIED OR UNHAPPY MAKE SURE THEY KNOW NEVER TO MEET ANYONE THEY HAVE MET ON LINE MAKE SURE THEY KNOW NEVER TO MEET ANYONE THEY HAVE MET ON LINE

30 ARE THEY WHO THEY SAY THEY ARE? Ashleigh Hall: 'one mistake' cost teenager her life. She arranged a secret rendezvous with a stranger posing as a teenage boy on an internet social networking site. Ashleigh Hall: 'one mistake' cost teenager her life. She arranged a secret rendezvous with a stranger posing as a teenage boy on an internet social networking site.

31 OR NOT! Peter Chapman posed as teenager – this is the real person Peter Chapman posed as teenager – this is the real person He used an online photo of a handsome young man to attract Ashleigh Hall to her death.

32 DO THEY KNOW WHO THEY ARE TALKING TO? ‘Depraved’ internet paedophile posed as a 14-year-old girl and lured children to perform sex acts on webcams

33 DRUGS DRUGS MOST COMMONLY TAKEN BY YOUNG PEOPLE ARE: DRUGS MOST COMMONLY TAKEN BY YOUNG PEOPLE ARE: CANNABIS CANNABIS MEPHEDRONE – MCAT MEPHEDRONE – MCAT KETAMINE KETAMINE

34 WHAT IS CANNABIS? Cannabis is naturally occurring - it is made from the cannabis plant. Cannabis is naturally occurring - it is made from the cannabis plant. The main active chemical in it is tetrahydrocannabinol (or THC for short). The main active chemical in it is tetrahydrocannabinol (or THC for short). THC is the ingredient in cannabis that can make you feel very chilled out, happy and relaxed. THC is the ingredient in cannabis that can make you feel very chilled out, happy and relaxed. THC can also make you hallucinate, meaning that it can alter your senses, so that you might see, hear or feel things in a different way to normal. THC can also make you hallucinate, meaning that it can alter your senses, so that you might see, hear or feel things in a different way to normal.

35 CANNABIS – THE FACTS A big myth about cannabis is that it’s safe because it’s natural. Cannabis has some very real effects on your mood, as well as creating longer- term problems: A big myth about cannabis is that it’s safe because it’s natural. Cannabis has some very real effects on your mood, as well as creating longer- term problems: Cannabis can make you feel very anxious and even paranoid. Cannabis can make you feel very anxious and even paranoid. Using it has also been linked, in some people, to serious, long-term mental health problems. Using it has also been linked, in some people, to serious, long-term mental health problems. Cannabis is still the most commonly used illegal drug. Cannabis is still the most commonly used illegal drug.

36 POSSIBLE SIGNS LOSS OF APPETITE, DROWSINESS, POOR HYGIENE OR APPEARANCE LOSS OF APPETITE, DROWSINESS, POOR HYGIENE OR APPEARANCE MOOD SWINGS MOOD SWINGS RED RIMMED EYES AND/OR RUNNY NOSE RED RIMMED EYES AND/OR RUNNY NOSE UNCHARACTERSITIC LOSS OF INTEREST IN SCHOOL, HOBBIES AND FRIENDS UNCHARACTERSITIC LOSS OF INTEREST IN SCHOOL, HOBBIES AND FRIENDS MONEY GOING MISSING REGULARLY AND FOR NO APPARENT REASON MONEY GOING MISSING REGULARLY AND FOR NO APPARENT REASON UNUSUAL EQUIPMENT AROUND THE HOUSE UNUSUAL EQUIPMENT AROUND THE HOUSE

37 CANNABIS – THE EFFECTS It can cause feelings of anxiety, suspicion, panic and paranoia. It can cause feelings of anxiety, suspicion, panic and paranoia. For people with illnesses such as schizophrenia, cannabis can cause a serious relapse. For people with illnesses such as schizophrenia, cannabis can cause a serious relapse. Increase in the risk of later developing psychotic illnesses including schizophrenia Increase in the risk of later developing psychotic illnesses including schizophrenia Cannabis can affect the way the brain works. Cannabis can affect the way the brain works. Regular, heavy use makes it difficult to learn and concentrate and research has linked cannabis use to poor exam results. This is a potentially serious risk if you’re young, when the brain is still developing. Regular, heavy use makes it difficult to learn and concentrate and research has linked cannabis use to poor exam results. This is a potentially serious risk if you’re young, when the brain is still developing. People who take a lot of cannabis can also find they lack motivation. People who take a lot of cannabis can also find they lack motivation.

38 CANNABIS – COMMON BELIEFS I CAN POSSESS CANNABIS FOR MY OWN PERSONAL USE I CAN POSSESS CANNABIS FOR MY OWN PERSONAL USE I CAN SMOKE IT IN PRIVATE I CAN SMOKE IT IN PRIVATE “WRONG ” “WRONG ” SINCE 26 th January 2009 Cannabis has been a CLASS B DRUG. SINCE 26 th January 2009 Cannabis has been a CLASS B DRUG. It is a CRIMINAL and ARRESTABLE offence to possess, supply or cultivate Cannabis It is a CRIMINAL and ARRESTABLE offence to possess, supply or cultivate Cannabis

39 WHAT HAPPENS IF FOUND IN POSSESSION? 1 st Offence – Possession only 1 st Offence – Possession only If small amount– dealt with under Schools Discipline Policy in partnership with Safer Schools Officer (No police record) If small amount– dealt with under Schools Discipline Policy in partnership with Safer Schools Officer (No police record) If outside school - would be arrested and taken to Police Station and would receive a reprimand (caution) If outside school - would be arrested and taken to Police Station and would receive a reprimand (caution)

40 MEPHEDRONE (MCAT) PLANT DRUG CALLED MEPHEDRONE PLANT DRUG CALLED MEPHEDRONE STIMULANT DRUG STIMULANT DRUG COMMONLY KNOWN AS MEOW, MIEOW, MEPH OR 4MCC COMMONLY KNOWN AS MEOW, MIEOW, MEPH OR 4MCC WAS REGARDED AS LEGAL HIGH WAS REGARDED AS LEGAL HIGH NOT BABY BIO OR MIRACLE GROW NOT BABY BIO OR MIRACLE GROW

41 NOW ILLEGAL! A CLASS B DRUG A CLASS B DRUG MAXIMUM 5 YRS FOR POSSESSION MAXIMUM 5 YRS FOR POSSESSION ILLEGAL AS FROM 16 TH APRIL 2010 ILLEGAL AS FROM 16 TH APRIL 2010 MAXIMUM 14 YEARS FOR SUPPLY MAXIMUM 14 YEARS FOR SUPPLY

42 ADVERSE EFFECTS NOSE BLEEDS NOSE BLEEDS COUGHING UP BLOOD COUGHING UP BLOOD DIZZY DIZZY PARANOID PARANOID HEAD AND EAR ACHE HEAD AND EAR ACHE SPEEDS UP HEART RATE SPEEDS UP HEART RATE PASSING OUT PASSING OUT LOSE USE OF LEGS LOSE USE OF LEGS NAUSEA NAUSEA

43 KETAMINE – CLASS C DRUG POWERFUL ANAESTHETIC POWERFUL ANAESTHETIC USED IN OPERATIONS ON ANIMALS AND HUMANS USED IN OPERATIONS ON ANIMALS AND HUMANS SHORT TERM EFFECTS SHORT TERM EFFECTS CAN CAUSE LOSS OF FEELINS IN BODY CAN CAUSE LOSS OF FEELINS IN BODY PARALYSIS OF MUSCLES PARALYSIS OF MUSCLES

44 EFFECTS GIVES FLOATING FEELING – MIND AND BODY SEPARATED GIVES FLOATING FEELING – MIND AND BODY SEPARATED CAN MAKE YOU INCAPABLE OF MOVING CAN MAKE YOU INCAPABLE OF MOVING CAN CAUSE HALLUCINATIONS CAN CAUSE HALLUCINATIONS PANIC ATTACKS PANIC ATTACKS

45 HOW LONG ARE DRUGS IN YOU SYSTEM? Alcohol 12 - 24 hours Alcohol 12 - 24 hours Amphetamine 2 - 3 days Amphetamine 2 - 3 days Cannabis 2 – 7 days – 1 month (for regular users) Cannabis 2 – 7 days – 1 month (for regular users) Cocaine 12 hours – 3 days Cocaine 12 hours – 3 days Crystal Meth 2 - 3 days Crystal Meth 2 - 3 days Diazepam 1 - 2 days Diazepam 1 - 2 days Ecstasy 2 - 4 days Ecstasy 2 - 4 days GHB up to 24 hours GHB up to 24 hours Heroin 1 - 2 days Heroin 1 - 2 days Ketamine 5 - 7 days Ketamine 5 - 7 days LSD 2 - 3 days LSD 2 - 3 days Magic Mushrooms (Psilocybin) up to 8 hours Magic Mushrooms (Psilocybin) up to 8 hours Methadone 2 days Methadone 2 days Steroids 14 days (oral) - 1 month (injected) Steroids 14 days (oral) - 1 month (injected)


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