Alaska Safe Children’s Act
In 2017, Alaska began implementing the Alaska Safe Children’s Act, which is the combination of Erin’s Law and Bree’s Law. Together these laws require Alaskan school districts to provide age appropriate information about childhood sexual abuse and teen dating violence to students and staff. WISH has been supporting the Ketchikan Borough School District implementation of this act by offering developmentally appropriate lessons for students to all schools in the district.
BODY SAFETY PRESENTATIONS
To help the school district to comply with Erin’s Law, WISH offers developmentally appropriate lessons on body safety to elementary schools. These lessons help children increase their understanding of bodily autonomy and their right to say no to any touch. We help them practice assertive refusal skills and identify safe adults in their lives who can help them if they are harmed. We can present to children as young as pre-K all the way through seniors in high school.
