Continuing Education for School Personnel Who are Required to Report Abuse and Neglect of Children

Continuing Education for School Personnel Who are Required to Report Abuse and Neglect of Children. (a) The Commonwealth Public School System shall provide courses of continuing education concerning domestic or family violence for employees who are required by law to report abuse or neglect of children. (b) The courses must be prepared and presented in consultation with public and private agencies that provide programs for victims of domestic or family violence, persons who have demonstrated expertise in education and domestic or family violence, advocates for victims and the Family Violence Task Force. (c) The courses must include but are not limited to the following topics: (1) The nature, extent, and causes of domestic or family violence; (2) Practices designed to promote safety of the victims and other family and household members, including safety plans; (3) Issues of domestic and family violence concerning children; (4) Sensitivity to gender bias and cultural, racial, and sexual issues; and (5) The lethality of domestic or family violence. Source: PL 12-19, § 2 (411), modified.