Sexting scandal hits elite schools

MORE than 100 students from some of Melbourne's most prestigious schools have been caught up in a sexting scandal involving a 13-year-old girl.

Police and school authorities were alerted after the sexually explicit video of the girl went viral after she sent it to a male friend from another college.

Sources say teenage boys from at least seven elite schools have shared the video, as teachers and welfare staff battle to contain its spread.

It is believed the distraught girl's parents also initially sought legal advice about the phone-to-phone circulation of the footage.

At least one school held an assembly to warn students about the legal and ethical risks of forwarding explicit material.

"Once it's out there, it's very hard (to contain) ... it just goes like wildfire," one source said.

Education Minister Martin Dixon said the video served as "an awful reminder of the realities of the misuse of social media, and the devastating and long-lasting impact it can have on young people's lives".

"Incidents like this underline the importance of our efforts to educate young people and their parents on the impact of cyber bullying and appropriate online behaviour."

The private girls' school the girl attends, which the Herald Sun has chosen not to name, would not comment on this case.

But a spokeswoman explained that the school was working closely with students and parents "to educate students on appropriate use of social media".

"The rapid dissemination of information through social media is a challenge in today's society and, together with parents, the school takes a strongly supportive role in its work with students," she said.

Cyber safety expert and former Victoria Police officer Susan McLean warned that "this sort of thing is not uncommon now, unfortunately".

Ms McLean warned that many parents were ignorant of the amount of sexting that was taking place between school children.

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