Nevada § 389.031 - Development of standards for teaching personal safety of children

§ 389.031. Development of standards for teaching personal safety of children

1. The Department, in consultation with persons and organizations who possess knowledge

and expertise in the teaching of personal safety of children, shall develop: (a) Age-appropriate curriculum standards based on best practices for teaching the

personal safety of children to pupils in kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive. (b) Recommendations to assist a school district or charter school in developing: (1) A training plan to ensure that at least one employee at each school, as designated

by the principal, receives training on the personal safety of children; (2) Educational materials and information to be distributed to parents, guardians

or other caretakers of pupils regarding the personal safety of children and how and

when to teach and reinforce concepts and skills of the personal safety of children;

and (3) Policies and procedures for the referral of a child who has reported or experienced

an incident that did or could have threatened his or her personal safety, and his

or her family or guardian, if appropriate, to various services, including, without

limitation, counseling or any other available services or resources. (c) Recommendations of existing research-based programs and curriculum samples to

be considered for implementation. 2. The Department will review the standards and recommendations developed pursuant

to subsection 1 on an annual basis to ensure that those standards and recommendations

contain current information. 3. The Department may apply for and accept grants, gifts, donations, bequests or devises

from any public or private source to carry out the provisions of this section. 4. As used in this section, “ personal safety of children ” means an age-appropriate recognition of various hazards and dangers that are particular

to children, including, without limitation, the danger associated with unsafe persons,

both known and unknown to the child, abuse, becoming lost or separated from a parent

or guardian, and an awareness of age-appropriate steps a child may take to avoid,

lessen or alleviate those hazards and dangers, including, without limitation, reporting

threats of harm to a responsible adult.