I received a phone call this morning from the Denver Post.  Supposedly, there was a small hiccup late last night when a Cheyenne, Wyoming Police Officer John Gay gave a presentation to 9 – 12 graders.

 

In a method to scare students about inappropriate pictures posted on their Facebook and MySpace profiles, Officer Gay instituted a liberal presentation style which some parents have claimed was to extreme.

 

The reporter told me directly that Officer Gay showed some Facebook and MySpace pages to the students.  Instead of using generic photos or those with the faces cropped, Officer Gay elected to identify specific students at Windsor High School.  He went on to directly state that some of the student photos were “slutty” and “sleezy.”

 

To add salt to the wounds, he then communicated that he shared some of the high school student photos to sex offenders who were serving time.

 

I spoke to Windsor’s Principal Rick Porter.  He is really upset about the situation and hopes to rectify the situation by bringing in a different internet safety education group.

 

This is a lesson learned for all internet safety experts that use fear to teach students.

 

http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_10264945