Protecting Students from Exploitation: A Legal Guide for Public School Leaders

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Administrators; Teachers

Victims; Crime; Child Abuse; Sexual Abuse; Prevention; Laws; Legal Responsibility; Elementary School Students; High School Students; Child Neglect; School Safety; Antisocial Behavior; Rape; Slavery; Sexuality; Business; Pornography; Disclosure; Educational Policy

Child exploitation and victimization occur in numerous ways and affect young people of all ages, races, backgrounds, socioeconomic situations, and geographic locations. It is a difficult but important subject for educators, who interact with students more directly and for more hours in a week than most other adults in students' lives. But armed with awareness of the scope and complexities of the child exploitation problem, school leaders can help create a school environment that supports taking action against it. This guide describes inappropriate and criminal behavior directed at children that may be disturbing to many readers. It is intended as an informative resource for adult educators and school leaders. In this guide are answers to questions about the legal issues surrounding child exploitation, so school leaders can develop and strengthen procedures to prevent, identify, and respond to child exploitation, and to support students who have been victimized.

ERIC

2023

ED626148