20-7-1311. Child sexual abuse awareness and prevention. (1) The office of public instruction is encouraged to develop and maintain model school district policies and procedures for child sexual abuse awareness, prevention, response, and reporting.
(2) The office of public instruction shall make any model policies and procedures developed under subsection (1) available for voluntary adoption by school district trustees.
(3) Any model policies and procedures developed under subsection (1) may include the following topics:
(a) basic principles of child sexual abuse prevention;
(b) warning signs of a child who is being sexually abused;
(c) actions that a child who is a victim of sexual abuse may take to obtain assistance;
(d) counseling options;
(e) educational support available for a child who is a victim of sexual abuse to enable the child to develop the child's full educational potential; and
(f) response and reporting procedures.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 218, L. 2017.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Chapter 7. School Instruction and Special Programs
Part 13. Protection and Wellness of Youth
20-7-1301. Purpose -- intent -- immunity
20-7-1303. Youth athletes -- concussion education requirements
20-7-1306. Designation of athletic teams
20-7-1308. and 20-7-1309 reserved
20-7-1310. Youth suicide awareness and prevention training
20-7-1311. Child sexual abuse awareness and prevention
20-7-1312. through 20-7-1314 reserved
20-7-1315. First aid training in schools
20-7-1316. Child sex trafficking prevention
20-7-1318. through 20-7-1320 reserved
20-7-1325. Online protections for pupils
20-7-1326. Pupil records -- online privacy protections
20-7-1327. through 20-7-1329 reserved
20-7-1331. through 20-7-1334 reserved
20-7-1335. School marshal program -- qualifications
20-7-1336. School marshal duties and responsibilities