Standing outside of Lewis and Clark High School, freshmen Ashley and Chrissy say they’re all too familiar with classmates asking for nude pictures of them. “It happens, like, everyday,” says Ashley. Indeed, Spokane County Sheriff’s Detective Dave Skogen says the exchange of such digital pictures is occurring all the time in local schools. “I think if we had any idea really how many times this was happening, it would shock everybody in the community,” Skogen says. While the problem is mainly seen at the high school level, Skogen says middle school kids also are “sexting” — taking racy, often nude cell phone photos and sending them to friends/Derek Casanovas, Pacific Northwest Inlander. More here.

Question: Any suggestions re: how best to handle the teen phenomenon know as "sexting"?