L.A. Unified launches campaign to discourage sexting

L.A. Unified Police Chief Steven Zipperman, shown in March, said the district's campaign will teach students about the dangers of sexting, including possible criminal violations of child pornography and obscenity laws. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)Two Los Angeles high school students are hanging out when a friend arrives with gossip: Someone texted a naked picture to a classmate and it was soon forwarded "all over the place."

When one of the students expresses skepticism, another takes her friends on a journey of discovery about "sexting." Educators, an attorney and a police officer lay out the consequences of sexting – public humiliation, loss of educational and job opportunities,…