Post by Logan on Mar 22, 2016 19:31:48 GMT -6
KENAI -- Alaska's 54 public school districts will soon be preparing to implement programs next year aimed at preventing dating violence and sex abuse.
A task force working to create a model curriculum for the Safe Children's Act will present its recommendations for a sexual awareness and prevention bill that passed in 2015 by June 30. The legislation will take effect June 30, 2017, The Peninsula Clarion reported.
"Our hope is that the task force will work with districts to develop low-impact, high-gains programs that allow districts to provide meaningful educational opportunities for students," said John Pothast, director of secondary education for the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District.
Under the bill, schools would establish sexual abuse prevention training programs for employees and students in kindergarten through 12th grade. Students in the seventh through 12th grades would also receive training on dating violence and abuse prevention. All information must be deemed age appropriate, and parents can excuse their children through a written request.
Read more: www.adn.com/article/20160322/alaska-schools-implement-new-abuse-prevention-curriculum
A task force working to create a model curriculum for the Safe Children's Act will present its recommendations for a sexual awareness and prevention bill that passed in 2015 by June 30. The legislation will take effect June 30, 2017, The Peninsula Clarion reported.
"Our hope is that the task force will work with districts to develop low-impact, high-gains programs that allow districts to provide meaningful educational opportunities for students," said John Pothast, director of secondary education for the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District.
Under the bill, schools would establish sexual abuse prevention training programs for employees and students in kindergarten through 12th grade. Students in the seventh through 12th grades would also receive training on dating violence and abuse prevention. All information must be deemed age appropriate, and parents can excuse their children through a written request.
Read more: www.adn.com/article/20160322/alaska-schools-implement-new-abuse-prevention-curriculum