Recognizing, reporting, and stopping cyberbullying

Diana Hartmann, McHenry County Regional Office Superintendent for the Illinois State Board of Education, and Richard Wistocki, former Naperville Police Detective and active Cyber Crimes Detective, join Karen Conti to talk about cyberbullying and the severity of the problem today. Richard discusses Illinois’ law on cyberbullying, what is considered legal, a statute he is trying to get passed, the services offered by BeSure Consulting, the Golden Ticket magnet, five pieces of evidence to preserve in cyberbullying cases, and whether parents should be monitoring their children’s phones. Diana explains the steps schools take when cyberbullying takes place, as well as the role of threat assessment teams.