Both Maryland and Virginia have passed a law to prevent sexual abuse in schools and educate kids on consent, boundaries, and identifying inappropriate behavior. But what does this training really look like? And what more can be done to protect our kids?
Guests
- Michele Booth Cole Executive Director, Safe Shores: The DC Children's Advocacy Center; @Mboothcole
- Jennifer Alvaro Clinical Social Worker; Certified Sex Offender Treatment Provider; Montgomery County Public Schools Parent; @jennifermalvaro
- LaTonsha Pridgen Founder, Stomp Out the Silence; @LTPridgen
"...to prevent sexual abuse in schools and educate kids on consent, boundaries, and identifying inappropriate behavior" Ironically, the same lawmakers are having trouble doing just that!
ReplyDeleteMaryland passed Erin's law, but it has not been implemented. The Maryland State Department of Education has never written the Regulations as required by the law. It has been two years since the law passed.
DeleteI was referring to their internal issues with sexual harassment:
Deletehttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/in-maryland-politics-the-reckoning-on-sexual-harassment-is-here/2017/12/29/fb7439ba-e5db-11e7-a65d-1ac0fd7f097e_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.3e7dbfd94a49