Wisconsin is one step closer to joining 43 other states that require schools to post a child abuse hotline phone number.
A bill co-written by Senator Andre Jacque of De Pere passed the Assembly Education Committee recently after passing in the State Senate last summer. Senator Jacque cited a report from the Center for Child Advocacy, which stated the median age of a child who is sexually abused is 9 years old.
He said the bill is important because “Requiring schools to post a child abuse hotline number for all students to see will empower children by giving them the essential information and knowledge that they have the right to directly self-report abuse without going through an adult.”
The legislation (Senate Bill 238) must now pass the full Assembly and be signed by the Governor to become law.
