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CAPA presents evidence-based 'Play It Safe' Aaron’s Law curriculum to Beaufort advisory committee; parents and teachers raised questions
Summary
Child Abuse Prevention Association representatives told the Health Advisory Committee that the Play It Safe curriculum has been used since 2015, is state‑vetted and yields measurable outcomes; parents and two teachers have raised questions, and the committee plans further review including inviting a second provider, Hopeful Horizons.
The Beaufort County Health Advisory Committee on Feb. 24, 2025 reviewed Aaron’s Law curriculum materials and heard a presentation from Christina Wilson of the Child Abuse Prevention Association (CAPA) on the Play It Safe program, which CAPA and state reviewers have approved for use in local schools.
Christina Wilson, a CAPA representative, told the committee Play It Safe is an evidence-based abuse-prevention curriculum the organization has delivered in local schools since about 2015. She said CAPA selected Play It Safe after a national review of evidence-based practice and that the program’s structure is age-appropriate and sequential — using animated content for pre-K, live-action video for older elementary grades and progressively more advanced lessons through middle school. Wilson said the curriculum was…
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