Equipping school staff to recognize & respond to trafficking

Life 107provides anti trafficking training for school districts across western North Carolina, in response to NC senate Bill 199

A step in the right direction for north carolina

NC Senate Bill 199, passed in 2019, stregthens protection for the safety and wellbeing of children in our state. One of its most valuable parts requires every school in North Carolina to provide anti-trafficking training for all staff.

Education, awareness, and prevention are essential to ending sex trafficking in North Carolina, and Life 107 is proud to help districts meet this requirement.

School staff, teachers, and counselors are in a privileged position to detect and respond to trafficking, and to be a safe place for students in exploitative situations.
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Reporting abuse and trafficking of children

1. Mandated reporters are required to report suspected child abuse or neglect by a caregiver to DSS, as always.

2. Anvone over the age of 18 is required to report victims of a violent crime (including sexual offenses) or child abuse.

3. Immediately report violent crimes against children, including sexual abuse and trafficking, to law enforcement.

4. For educators, this sometimes means reporting to BOTH law enforcement and the Department of Social Services.

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What's covered in Life 107's School Safeguard Training

– Components of the Sex Trade Industry and the cycle of sexual exploitation
– Pornography and implications
– Sex trafficking defined
– Applicable testimonies of survivors
– Composition of a trafficker/pimp
– Composition of a victim/survivor
– Risk factors and vulnerabilities
– Consequences of victimization
– Recruitment and grooming mediums
-Sextortion and online media risks
– Common trafficking scenarios
– Pink flags of trafficking (school environment specific)
– Methods of prevention informed by best-practices and the social ecological model (CDC)
– Trauma-sensitive environments
– School interception points to detect and respond