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When it comes to social media, it's complicated for teenagers and scary for some parents.In a world where social media seems to dominate, Papillion La Vista Schools decided to educate teens and adults on cybersafety."If you don't know someone in real life, you should not know them online," attorney Karen Haase said."Secondly, sexting, so you know, it'll be awkward but at least not boring for that part, right?" Haase said the high school students. "So I want you to see the courts are getting more aggressive about punishing kids for putting stupid stuff online."Freshmen at Papillion said Haase's real-life examples are scary enough to make teens listen."Found guilty, sentenced to 18 months probation and 24 years on Virginia's sex offender registry," Haase said."I didn't really think that could happen, like, I didn't know it was that serious, to go to court and have people go to prison and all that," freshman Karli Eckert said."Everybody needs to be aware of what can happen, even if it starts out small," freshman Creighton Baughman said.Haase's final message to students was that whether it's at home or at school, if they see something, they need to say something.“As long as you confront them in the right way, then that's definitely the best way to go about it,” Baughman said.“It happens a lot. You may not know someone, but you may hear it a lot,” Eckert said.“It's every day I feel like I hear a little bit more and it's getting worse and worse,” Baughman said.There will be another class Thursday at 7 p.m. for parents.Haase will continue to share her expertise on social media safety at Papillion La Vista South.All meetings are open to the public.