Jane,
Thank you for the link! I need to update everyone concerning my May 23rd meeting with the school district personnel.
As you might have guessed, it was extremely disappointing for me personally. I'd like to think that this issue would be front and center, since there's SO much information out in the public domain about preventing CSA. But sad to say, it is not.
I was told that I might be able to become part of some kind of unofficial group,providing perhaps updates on a quarterly basis on what's new on the subject of child sexual abuse. But I was also told that if they wanted to do anything "official" with my skills, they would have to go through ten layers of bureaucracy, that they do not have the resources nor the money for this either.
While the person I spoke with loved everything I shared with her, she also admitted to being overwhelmed by the sheer number of requests from parents/community groups who write in to offer help (I doubt that many are as aware as I am concerning CSA and trauma-informed care). The office of three people spends a LOT of time just bringing in a select group of hand-picked community parents or groups to talk about what they have to offer. Some of that is not useful to the school.
I left thinking "how long is it going to take before we adults do the right thing for our children?". Truly, when do children really rise to the top in our culture.
I am not certain of my next step, but I am far from done fighting for the safety of children in the school setting.