Guam § 15110 - Required Curricula for Education System.

§ 15110. Required Curricula for Education System.

(a) The Department of Education shall select or develop:

(1) curricula for pupils concerning family violence that are

appropriate for various ages;

(2) curricula for school counselors, health-care personnel,

administrators and teachers concerning family violence; and

(3) curricula for Department of Public Works Bus Operations

employees.

(b) The curricula must be selected or developed in consultation with

public and private agencies that provide programs for victims of family

violence and programs of intervention for perpetrators of family violence,

advocates for victims, non-profit family violence coalitions or organizations,

persons who have demonstrated expertise and experience in education and

family violence, and the Family Violence Task Force.

(c) The curricula must include, but are not limited to:

(1) the nature, extent and causes of family violence;

(2) issues of family violence concerning children;

(3) the prevention of the use of violence by children;

(4) sensitivity to cultural, racial and gender issues;

(5) violence in dating and other social relationships of boys and

girls;

(6) practices designed to promote safety of the victim and other

family and household members, including safety plans;

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(7) legal reporting requirements concerning abuse or neglect of

children; and

(8) the lethality of family violence.

NOTE: P.L. 28-045:10 (June 6, 2005) changed the name of the Department of

Education to the Guam Public School System. The passage of P.L. 30-050:2 (July 14,

2009) reverted the name to the Department of Education.