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economist sunsuntribune public safety saturday april 8 2006 i didnt know you could go to jailfor that unionvitte students learn facts of life about internet risks online bullying at safety village const marina orlovski locks up unionville high school student byteresa latchford staff writer you watch your children chat with friends online research for school pro jects and work the computer like they were born with a mouse in their hands each generation seems to be more computer savvy sooner than the last thats why york regional police and local school boards are offering a work shop targeting younger grades on inter net safety and cyberbullying at the community safety village grade 5 students from unionville public school were surprised to learn the potential consequences of cyber bullying arid other internet crimes i thought you could maybe be charged if you bully someone through the computer andreas tassios said i didnt knowyou could go to jail penalties for online bullying range from being grounded tp being expelled from school to being charged under the youth criminal justice act depending on the degree of bullying charges could include threatening criminal harassment intimidation makingyou do something for their own person and treat it with the same type of respect said york region police const marian orlovski who led the workshop if you wouldnt say it to a person dont say it on the computer the students were also taught how to make a safe email address and screen names that do not provide personal information such as names age or loca tion along with other dangers warned if someone ever asks you to meet them dont and discuss it with your parents teacher eleanor sequeira sees the value of a course dealing with these issues admitting she dealt with a case of cyberbullying just last year at this age they are able to understand but are still young enbugh4o be impres sionable she added that is why a course like this is so important michael ball posing as a person being gain arid personation pretending to be jailed for impersonating someone someone else younger online you should see yourxomputer as a internet dos and d0n7s you should see your computer as a person and treat it with the same type of respect if you wouldnt say it to a person dont say it on the computer const marian orlovski york region police andreas and his peers acted out a real life scenario of how a predator would coax young children to a meeting place a man posing as an 11 yearold boy met a young girl at the coffee shop and a course of events eventually saw the man behind bars you can never be sure who you are talking to online const orlovski epatitis c education support hep c chapter meeting wednesday april 19 dr julie righfer md cgp cgppi physician psychotherapist coping with the emotional distress of living with hep c wednesday may 17 colina yim rn mn acnp toronto western hospital factors affecting treatment response wednesday june 21 dr danny chen infectious diseases 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