50 pounds of copper wire, over 15 EBT cards seized in Taft <\/a><\/p>\nThe curriculum would explain the students\u2019 right to live free of abuse and teach skills and techniques for identifying unsafe situations, as well as how to respond to abuse, the agenda said.<\/p>\n
The district would also inform students about support resources and teach them how to get help and report abuse.<\/p>\n
The policy, which was adopted November of 2009 and last revised September 2021, already has instructions for child abuse prevention and reporting.<\/p>\n
The existing prevention methods outlined in the policy include:<\/p>\n
Allowing age-appropriate sexual abuse and assault awareness and prevention instructions that parents can opt their children out of with a written request<\/p>\n
Displaying posters at schools to inform students about which number to call to report abuse or neglect<\/p>\n
Including the National Domestic Violence hotline number on student ID cards<\/p>\n
Requiring the superintendent to try to incorporate community resources into the district\u2019s child abuse prevention programs, where they can use the resources to teach parents parenting skills and child abuse prevention<\/p>\n
The policy also already lists instructions for reporting child abuse and neglect:<\/p>\n
Requiring the superintendent to establish procedures for identifying and reporting known and suspected child abuse and neglect<\/p>\n
Having the reporting procedures be in the district and\/or school\u2019s comprehensive safety plan<\/p>\n
Requiring mandated reporters to report all known and suspected incidents of child abuse and neglect<\/p>\n
Having the superintendent provide training about the duties and responsibilities of mandated reporters as required by law<\/p>\n
The board is slated to hear the proposed revision for the first time during its meeting at 7 p.m. at 5801 Sundale Ave. The board won\u2019t be making a decision at this meeting.<\/p>\n
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