The Child Protection Unit focuses on preventing and intervening in child abuse and/or neglect. The goal is to protect students from unsafe and abusive situations in and outside of school. Lessons teach students how to recognize unsafe and sexually abusive situations and touches, how to immediately report these situations to adults, and how to assertively refuse these situations. School staff learn specific skills for recognizing abusive situations, reporting abusive situations, and responding in a supportive way to students who disclose abuse.
This project was supported with financial assistance as a grant from the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources.