Suffolk County Police Department officer Jesse Levy is offering straight talk to CMS health classes this week.
Officer Levy met with students in Donna Sita’s health classes on Tuesday, discussing vaping with eighth graders, bullying with seventh graders and internet safety with sixth graders.
Officer Levy impressed upon the sixth graders the importance of acting safely on the internet. He noted to never put identifying information on social media, such as full names, dates of birth in handles, or what school they attend.
He also implored the students to turn off apps’ ability to track their whereabouts, such as disabling Snap Map’s share location feature.
Officer Jesse Levy speaks with Commack Middle School sixth graders about internet safety on Tuesday.
Even when gaming, students must be careful, Officer Levy warned students. People pretend to be people they are not, play games against children, and start sending messages over time — perhaps waiting months or longer before trying to meet in person for bad intentions.
“Don’t think it can never happen to you,” Officer Levy cautioned. “That’s the worst thing you can do.”
The Suffolk PD assigns officers as school resource officers. The role of the SROs are to act as a liaison between the school administration, students and the police department.
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