Sexting and School Law from Jeremy Brueck on Vimeo.

“Sexting” (sex + texting) is the act of sending sexually provocative or explicit photos electronically, most often between mobile devices such as cell phones. While college age young students are most likely the largest demographic to engage in “sexting”, teens between the ages of 13 -18 may be the fastest growing demographic. This rather recent emergence of sexting by adolescents has caught most school administrators off guard, and across the country, school boards and their legal counsel are scrambling to craft appropriate policy responses.

Recently, I had the opportunity to talk with Ohio-based attorney Gregg C. Single, Esq. from Pepple & Waggoner, Ltd. Attorneys at Law about the sexting phenomena and how it impacts students, parents, teachers and administrators.

Mr. Single presently focuses his practice on general school law representation. Mr. Single is a member of the American Bar Association, Ohio State Bar Association, Cuyahoga County Bar Association, Cleveland Bar Association, and the Ohio Council of School Board Attorneys.

Pepple & Waggoner Ltd., is a Cleveland based law firm which handles a broad assortment of school law matters for Ohio’s school boards.

In this podcast, Gregg and I discuss some general background information regarding sexting, talk about a few of the most well known sexting cases in Ohio and across the U.S. and also address the issue of sexting from a student and parent perspective.

Other Resources

Administrators Confront Student ‘Sexting’ – Education Week

Nude photo led to suicide – The Cincinnati Enquirer

Sexting, the Jesse Logan case, and what schools can do

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