Body Safety Blog
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When Schools Get It Wrong and Parents Get It Right
Moms, remember to stay vigilant...
Sitting in a car, speaking with a Georgian accent, she started sharing about how she discovered that her daughter had been receiving text messages from her 6th-grade teacher- and they were not overtly sexual, but they were definitely inappropriate. They were definitely red-flag grooming messages.
Can you imagine discovering that on your child's phone? Reading things like "Good morning beautiful. Good night beautiful. How was your day beautiful?" and sending your child songs that are not for kids, with innuendos that most definitely infer romantic or sexual desire!
I wouldn't blame you if you were outrageously upset! And this mom was definitely freaked out about the types of messages she was reading.
The mom did the right next thing and reported this inappropriate communication from the teacher to her daughter, to the school. She found out that the teacher was texting 4 of the girls in his class this way.
The school...
42 Questions To Ask Your Child's School
For many parents, the end of the calendar year is full of celebration for the holidays, but shortly after is the beginning of a new school year! Usually, this is for parents of young children who are entering school for the very first time.
Understandably, many parents trust schools to be safe spaces. That is what is sold to parents as the 'tradition' that is school.
But how exactly can you be so sure? How can we make sure that schools are following proper safety policies and procedures, and who determines those policies and procedures?
I know as a mom of three, having children in the school system, that I have received the school handbook, which typically has a short section on child safety.
Some schools have a separate child safety handbook, but it's still full of basics that are mostly, so parents have information about what's expected of their child and what the school rules are.
It doesn't typically go in depth about how they make sure that staff are safe persons (we assume the...
How do we create safer learning spaces for our kids? Tune in to find out!
Did you know that most schools and daycares don't do a thorough screening and background checks for the educators and staff that they hire!!! So how can we make sure that this changes and that schools and daycares [AND NOW LEARNING PODS] can become SAFE SPACES for learning and play? Tune in to find out!
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