{"id":27,"date":"2022-03-24T17:19:07","date_gmt":"2022-03-24T17:19:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pactfamily.org\/index.php\/programs\/school-programs\/"},"modified":"2023-08-23T21:07:53","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T21:07:53","slug":"school-programs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pactfamily.org\/programs\/school-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"School Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t

\n\t\t\t\tSchool Programs\n\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t

Student Awareness Programs<\/p>\t\n\t

Student Awareness is a series of school programs presented in 1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th and 10th grades in all Decatur City Schools, Hartselle City Schools, Morgan County Schools and private schools upon request. The age appropriate programs are all evidence-based and teach children about abuse and neglect and how to respond to these situations. As students get older, the topics covered expand to include a range of relevant issues that affect their overall well-being and that could put them at a higher risk of abuse. Students are also taught to understand the feelings and emotions, which might be associated with these situations. Students in Morgan County receive Student Awareness Programs five times as they grow and develop from ages six to sixteen. The programs also involve teachers, counselors and parents.<\/p>\nThese programs help meet the legislative requirements of Erin’s Law, which requires public schools to implement a prevention oriented child sexual abuse program. Curricula that PACT utilizes are endorsed by Erin Merryn, child sexual abuse survivor and founder and president of Erin’s Law.
\nTo learn more about Erin Merryn and Erin’s Law, visit https:\/\/www.erinslaw.org\/<\/a>\n\t

Follow the links below to learn more about our school programs:<\/p>\nElementary<\/a>
\nMiddle School<\/a>
\nHigh School<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\"Kids-Riding-School-Bus-Vector-Illustration\"\n

\n\t\t1st & 3rd Grade Programs\n\t<\/h2>\n\t

The “Play it Safe!\u00ae” Curriculum is used for 1st and 3rd graders and is a is a research-based, non-threatening child sexual and physical abuse prevention program. The interactive curriculum speaks to children in a way they can best learn and respond and helps children recognize, react to, and report dangerous situations. The program empowers children to be safe around strangers, identify safe and trusted adults, and differentiate between safe, unsafe, and confusing touches. 3rd graders learn to spot and respond to bullying and cyberbullying as well. Students learn a 3-part safety rule that can help them in unsafe situations: Say No, Get Away, Tell a Trusted Adult. The program emphasizes that adults are responsible for children’s safety, but provides tools that children can use to be safe and that it is NEVER too late to tell and that abuse is NEVER the child’s fault.<\/p>\n

For more information on Play it Safe!\u00ae, visit https:\/\/www.playitsafe.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n

\n\t\t5th Grade Program\n\t<\/h2>\n\t

The “MBF Child Safety Matters\u00ae” Curriculum from the Monique Burr Foundation for Children is used for 5th graders and is a comprehensive, research-based, age appropriate, non-threatening, prevention education program. The interactive curriculum speaks to children in a way they can best learn and respond and helps children recognize, react to, and report dangerous situations. The program empowers them to spot and respond to bullying, cyberbullying, the four types of abuse (physical, emotional, sexual, neglect), and digital dangers and provides tools that children can use to be safe. Students learn 5 safety rules that can help them in unsafe situations: Know What’s Up, Spot Red Flags, Make A Move, Talk It Up, No Blame\/No Shame. The program emphasizes that adults are responsible for children’s safety, but provides tools that children can use to be safe and that it is NEVER too late to tell and that abuse is NEVER the child’s fault.<\/p>\n

For more information from the Monique Burr Foundation for Children, visit https:\/\/www.mbfpreventioneducation.org\/for-parents\/<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\"Kids-going-to-School-Vector-Illustration\"\n\t\t\t\t\"Students\n

\n\t\t7th and 10th Grade Programs\n\t<\/h2>\n\t

The “MBF Teen Safety Matters\u00ae” Curriculum from the Monique Burr Foundation for Children is used for 7th and 10th graders and is a comprehensive, research-based, age appropriate, non-threatening, prevention education program. The interactive curriculum speaks to teens in a way they can best learn and respond and helps them recognize, react to, and report dangerous situations. The program empowers them to spot and respond to bullying, cyberbullying, the four types of abuse (physical, emotional, sexual, neglect), relationship abuse, digital abuse, and other digital dangers and provides tools that children can use to be safe. Students learn 5 safety rules that can help them in unsafe situations: Know What’s Up, Spot Red Flags, Make A Move, Talk It Up, No Blame\/No Shame. The program emphasizes that adults are still ultimately responsible for teen’s safety, but provides tools that children can use to be safe and that it is NEVER too late to tell and that abuse is NEVER the child’s fault.<\/p>\n

For more information from the Monique Burr Foundation for Children, visit https:\/\/www.mbfpreventioneducation.org\/for-parents\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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