WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday, June 24, 2010, the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities, chaired by U.S. Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY), will hold a hearing to examine rising safety concerns about students using the Internet, social networking and other technology, especially the increased occurrence of cyber bullying. The hearing will also explore the role schools, students, parents and communities can play to keep students safe.
A recent Pew survey shows in 2009, 73 percent of American teens with access to the Internet use social networking websites, up from 65 percent in 2008. The survey also shows that American teens and young adults say the Internet is a central and indispensable element in their lives.
WHAT:
Hearing on “Ensuring Student Cyber Safety”
WHO:
Dr. Phil McGraw, syndicated daytime television talk show host and best-selling author, Hollywood, Calif.
Parry Aftab, Executive Director, WiredSafety, Wyckoff, N.J.
Dominique Napolitano, teen member of Girl Scouts of the USA’s Let Me Know (LMK) program, West Islip, N.Y.
Barbara-Jane Paris, Principal, Canyon Vista Middle School, Austin, Texas
Dr. Jorge Srabstein, Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, D.C.
Other Witnesses TBA
WHEN:
Thursday, June 24, 2010
10:00 a.m. EDT
WHERE:
House Education and Labor Committee Hearing Room
2175 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C.
Note: This hearing will be webcast live from the Education and Labor Committee website.
A recent Pew survey shows in 2009, 73 percent of American teens with access to the Internet use social networking websites, up from 65 percent in 2008. The survey also shows that American teens and young adults say the Internet is a central and indispensable element in their lives.
WHAT:
Hearing on “Ensuring Student Cyber Safety”
WHO:
Dr. Phil McGraw, syndicated daytime television talk show host and best-selling author, Hollywood, Calif.
Parry Aftab, Executive Director, WiredSafety, Wyckoff, N.J.
Dominique Napolitano, teen member of Girl Scouts of the USA’s Let Me Know (LMK) program, West Islip, N.Y.
Barbara-Jane Paris, Principal, Canyon Vista Middle School, Austin, Texas
Dr. Jorge Srabstein, Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, D.C.
Other Witnesses TBA
WHEN:
Thursday, June 24, 2010
10:00 a.m. EDT
WHERE:
House Education and Labor Committee Hearing Room
2175 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C.
Note: This hearing will be webcast live from the Education and Labor Committee website.
