Crime & Safety

LCSO Internet Safety and Drug Awareness Classes Underway

Parents are invited to attend the classes at county high schools through February.

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The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office kicked off a series of Internet Safety and Synthetic/Prescription Drug Awareness classes Thursday night at John Champe High School in Aldie.

The series will continue through February at high schools across the county, so mark your calendars now to catch both parts. The classes are parents only because of the content.

Topics to be discussed during the Internet Safety class include: Social Networking, Sexting/Texting, Cell Phone Technology and Features, Laptops vs. Desk Top PC’s, Current Trends, Predatory Behaviors, PC and Console Gaming, and Monitoring Techniques.

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The Drug Awareness class will focus on synthetic drug abuse, which has increased in recent years, as well as prescription drug abuse.

“Two of the most difficult situations parents are dealing with today are monitoring their children’s use of the Internet and the access their children have to synthetic and prescription drugs,” said Loudoun Sheriff Mike Chapman.

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The remaining classes are scheduled as follows. All classes start at 7 p.m.:

  • Nov. 18, Broad Run High School (Internet Safety)
  • Nov. 19, Broad Run High School (Drug Awareness)
  • Nov. 20, Mercer Middle School (Internet Safety)
  • Dec. 2, Tuscarora High School (Internet Safety)
  • Dec. 3, Tuscarora High School (Drug Awareness)
  • Dec. 4, Briar Woods High School (Internet Safety)
  • Dec. 9, Freedom High School (Internet Safety)
  • Dec. 12, Briar Woods High School (Drug Awareness)
  • Dec. 16, Freedom High School (Drug Awareness)
  • Jan. 6, Stone Bridge High School (Internet Safety)
  • Jan. 7, Stone Bridge High School (Drug Awareness)
  • Jan. 22, Loudoun Valley High School (Internet Safety)
  • Jan. 23, Loudoun Valley High School (Drug Awareness)
  • Feb. 24, Park View High School (Internet Safety)
  • Feb. 26, Potomac Falls High School (Drug Awareness)
Participants can also obtain a free copy of the ComputerCop program (Windows only), which helps parents find and permanently delete images or information that has been downloaded on a computer at home. Copies of the program can also be obtained at the following locations on a first come, first served basis:
  • LCSO Administration Building, 803 Sycolin Road SE, Leesburg
  • Dulles South Public Safety Center, 25216 Loudoun Parkway, South Riding
  • Eastern Loudoun Station, 46620 East Frederick Drive, Sterling (adjacent to Rolling Ridge Elementary School)
  • University Station, 45299 Research Place, Suite 100, Ashburn
To learn more about upcoming classes and events held by the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office, visit www.sheriff.loudoun.gov/lcsocalendar.

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