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Board approves child‑abuse prevention materials after amendment on age‑appropriate language
Summary
The board approved several Prevent Child Abuse Utah (PCAU) curricula after an amendment to add supportive language for children who have experienced emotional harm; vote was 13‑1 in favor, one dissent from Member Boggess.
The Utah State Board of Education voted to approve a set of curricula from Prevent Child Abuse Utah, including K‑2 and grades 3‑6 child abuse prevention and human trafficking materials, after adopting a small amendment clarifying how to frame emotional‑harm topics for young children.
During Standards & Assessment Committee discussion, board members asked PCAU to clarify a short question‑and‑answer sequence ("How would a child feel if an adult kept telling them that they were worthless?") and to add explicit,…
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