Project Safe Childhood Initiative to Visit Frontier Regional School

BOSTON – On Wednesday, October 7^th, students in the Frontier Regional School District will be participating in an assembly titled: Project Safe Childhood, presented by the Department of Justice.

The presentation will include a variety of Internet safety topics including: digital footprints; cyberbullying; sextortion; Internet predators; and being safe and secure online.   Presenters include members of the United States Attorney’s Office as well as federal agents from the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

A special presentation about keeping kids safe and secure online will be held for parents and educators at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday evening in the Frontier Regional School auditorium.

In 2006, the Department of Justice created Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative designed to protect children from exploitation and abuse. Led by the U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and the DOJ’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to better locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children, as well as identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov/