Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.160

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Abuse-prevention instructional programs

Official statutory text

A. All public schools may establish an abuse-prevention

instructional program for students, consistent with this section.

The content of instruction shall be at the discretion of the school

board; provided, that the instructional program shall:

1. Provide developmental and age-appropriate curriculum to

teach children risk-reduction strategies including, but not limited

to:

a. how to identify dangerous situations,

b. personal boundary violations,

c. how to refuse approaches and invitations,

d. how to summon help, and

e. what to do if abuse occurs;

2. Be offered annually to reinforce and build on skills learned

the previous year;

3. Involve students as active learning participants;

4. Have the capacity to be delivered by a wide range of

personnel including teachers, school counselors, prevention agency

educators, and other professionals;

5. Include evidence-informed curriculum;

6. Include an evaluation component that utilizes a pre- and

post-program surveys or testing of the students to measure the

acquisition of the lessons taught;

7. Provide instruction that is culturally sensitive and

adaptable; and

8. Encourage parental involvement within the abuse prevention

program to include, but not be limited to, information on child

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1168

abuse prevention, risk-reduction techniques, abuse reporting, and

support service availability.

B. Pursuant to the Parents' Bill of Rights, Section 2001 et

seq. of Title 25 of the Oklahoma Statutes, no student shall be

required to participate in an abuse-prevention instructional

program. Failure to participate shall not, by itself, be grounds

for a referral to the Department of Human Services pursuant to

Section 1-2-101 of Title 10A of the Oklahoma Statutes.

Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site

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