The Prince George RCMP, in partnership with School District 57, will be hosting a townhall style meeting for parents and caregivers to discuss the topics of online safety and sextortion.
Representatives from the School District, the RCMP’s Integrated Child Exploitation Team, and Safer Schools Together will be speaking at the townhall meeting, and there will be a question and answer period at the end.
“This is an opportunity for parents and caregivers of school-aged children and youth to come and learn from experts in the field of online safety and sextortion about how to best safeguard our kids,” said Cpl. Jennifer Cooper.
“We are excited to be able to bring this style of information session to our community, as it is an area where many parents have expressed the need for more specific information on how best to keep their kids safe when accessing the internet.”
Cooper adds there has been an increase in cases being reported, but it’s something that’s been prevalent for a long time.
“This is just something I think we’re kind of bringing to light and people are realizing now more than ever that it can effect school-age children of all ages,” she said.
“It’s not something that’s just catching adults unaware, but that kids are getting caught up in it as well, and it can have some very drastic and dire consequences for students.”
The free, two-hour session will be held at Vanier Hall on Monday at 6:00 pm.