South Carolina To Train 10,000 In Sex-Abuse Prevention Program
The South Carolina Department of Education plans to launch a statewide effort to prevent sex abuse in state schools. More than 10,000 teachers and school employees will participate in a training program that seeks to teach them how to spot potential problems and intervene in abusive relationships.
The Education Week reports that teachers, school nurses, counselors, and administrators will take part in this 2½-hour training course.
In addition to the training, each of the state’s 86 school districts will identify a facilitator who will complete a more in-depth, full-day training in the curriculum. The facilitators will then help train other teachers, enforce good child-safety practices, and lead a response team if abuse…
According to Myrtle Beach Sun News, the training will focus not only on sexual predators but also on preventing other inappropriate relationships between educators and students.
Beginning this fall, at least one educator from each of the state’s 85 school districts will undergo 6½ hours of training. Those “stewards of children” will train at least 20 percent of educators in their district. More than 80 percent of the $162,700 cost of training and materials comes from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The state has 50,000 educators.
Attorney General Henry McMaster is quoted commenting on the importance of this program.
“The program represents a new system for identifying at school victimized children who all too often don’t speak out, while also helping to prevent crimes and prosecute the offenders,” McMaster said.
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