Mobile Phone Safety

• Remember if you are being bullied it isn’t your fault and there is nothing so awful that you can’t speak to someone about it.  Talk to a trusted adult at home or at school.
• Don’t reply to any nasty messages you receive.
• Don’t reply to a text from someone you don’t know.
• Keep the messages you have been sent so you can show them to a trusted adult and make a note of the time and date of the messages or calls you receive.
• Don’t answer calls from withheld numbers or numbers you don’t recognise, let it go to voicemail.
• Block numbers from people who are sending you nasty messages.
• If you are bullied repeatedly you can change your number.
• Don’t give your mobile number to someone you don’t know.
• Don’t send pictures to someone you don’t know.
• If the problem is serious you can report it to the police, cyber mentors, or Childline.