DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Texas legislature has voted that all public schools must provide training to students on how to prevent sexual abuse.
Children in Texas public schools as young as the age of five could soon be taught ways of preventing sex abuse. The bill mandates that both elementary and secondary schools offer age-appropriate, research-based training to promote self-protection and prevent abuse and human trafficking.
The bill passed in the house on friday in a vote of 136 to 9. The schools must provide instruction twice a year, and explain the content of course materials on their websites and in a handbook
The measure now heads to Governor Greg Abbott’s desk, where it can be signed, vetoed, or allowed to become law automatically.
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