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Safety
Light talks about...
Kids' Phone Safety
Kids'
Safety is First!
If
someone calls that you do not know,
remember the following guidelines:
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Do you have your local police number on your cell
phone or written down and stored beside your home telephone? If
not, do so right away.
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Never give out
your name, age, or anyone's name or age.
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Never give out
your address or phone number, or anyone's address or phone
number.
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If
name, age, or address information is being requested, hand the phone
to your parents or if your parents are not nearby, tell the
caller that you can't talk right now and hang up. That kind of
information is no one's business so do not feel bad about hanging up.
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NEVER
tell a caller that your parents are not home and NEVER tell anyone you
are home alone. If the caller persists in asking you questions
like this, call the police immediately.
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If someone calls
asking you to meet them, let your parents know right away, if it is
someone who does not normally call you. do not go alone!
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If someone
calls to say there is an emergency and that you need to go somewhere right away,
call the police. The police will find out if there is an
emergency or not. Always have the local police phone number
nearby in case you need it. Do not be afraid to call the police.
They will understand because
they want you to be safe.
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If
you repeatedly get calls without anyone answering, check your
telephone directory or call your local phone company for rules on tracing phone
calls. See if your area offers the *57
trace
feature.
Please note that you WILL
BE CHARGED
for EACH
time that you use *57.
However,
safety is first....so factor that in over cost.
The
following are steps in the *57 feature - be sure to check with your
local phone company to make sure your steps are the same. Some
area procedures may vary.
1) Call is received.
2) Let it ring 2 times.
3) Answer the call and if no one answers back, hang up the
phone.
4) Immediately pick up the phone and at the dial tone key
in *57.
5) If prompted - press 1 - or follow the automated
procedures given.
6) You will be told if the call was successfully traced or
not. If successful follow steps 7 & 8.
7) LOG the date and time
of the call immediately after step 6 or, better yet, before
answering the phone.
8) Call your local telephone company and report the
trace. They will provide you with your next steps. |
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Report any
phone sexual advances to your parents and the local police right
away. If they keep calling use the trace feature and/or
immediately call the police. Safety is first and you have every
right to feel safe. Help stamp out these kind of people by
demanding your right to safety and notifying your local police.
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Have
this site bookmarked on your favorites list: http://www.missingkids.com/cybertip/
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