Oh Brenda, I'm so sorry to hear about the disappointing meeting w/ the school district. I know how crushing it is to not get the response we want. ESPECIALLY when it's clearly for the betterment of our world, our kids! And, you're right, it's not like this isn't a relevant topic these days what with Penn State, etc. It's mind-blowing how dismissive people in our institutions can be. That's a part of the problem...too much bureaucracy and too many desensitized people working in institutions. I know this isn't over for you, so I will look forward to hearing your next game plan after you've had some time to recover from this latest letdown. Thanks for letting us know the latest.
PS: I wanted to tell you to check out the Maryland links on the State Projects page. I made links for ACE/TIC results for each state's government website(s). Maybe you will find something helpful looking through those.
PS2: I did a quick search and found this from Washington County (Apr 2012):
http://www.wcps.k12.md.us/depts_programs/student_services/documents...
Maybe there are some folks in that county you can talk to/network with.
Also don’t forget to take a look at the resources I pulled out for you awhile back. Maybe some good contacts there, if you haven't already explored. http://acesconnection.com/forum/topics/public-school-district-csa-p...
And I just created two custom searches for "child abuse prevention" for K-12 schools in Maryland:
Sorted by Relevance http://bit.ly/171nxWN
Sorted by Date http://bit.ly/ZpUBFe