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PSA - Sex abuse at Washington Hebrew
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Anonymous
Yes, I don't know what they are referring to...I really just want help evaluating if my kid was impacted...I have no specific reason to suspect she was a victim outside of the fact that she was present at the school when the perpetrator was employed there. I have asked her questions based on tips in this forum---did you have any male counselors, did anyone give you high fives, etc and ordered the books to talk about private parts, etc but I have nothing concrete to say the Det Buc or suggest that there is anything to interview her about. |
Anonymous
That is an impossible and unrealistic expectation and not common sense at all. |
Anonymous
No. That is a best practice that most other schools employ and that ours negligently did not. |
Anonymous
I'm not a Washington Hebrew parent but this never came up at my own kids daycare and it would surprise me to learn that this is a best practice or in any way practical - can you provide a citation that this is in fact a best practice? |
Anonymous
Preventing Sexual Abuse: What Teachers and Child Care Providers Can Do 1. Create policies that reduce risk Create policies and practices that reduce the risk of harming children. Don’t wait for a child to be harmed; create a prevention policy for your school or child care program or urge your leadership to do so. For example, it’s good practice for schools and child care settings to prohibit one-on-one contact between an adult and a child by instituting a Two Adult Rule. It’s good practice, too, to prohibit meetings with children when others can’t see or hear the interaction. Similarly, all touching between an adult and a child should take place within sight and hearing of others. source: https://www.stopitnow.org/ohc-content/tip-sheet-2 |
Anonymous
| Thanks for providing this. Does anyone have a cite to DC regulations or accreditation rules? I’ve heard from two other preschools in DC that this Two Teacher Rule is required by regulation or accreditation. |
Anonymous
Check the Naeyc accreditation requirements. |
Anonymous
WHC isn't NAEYC accredited. So their requirements may not be the answer. We likely need DC regs instead. |
Anonymous
The email from Friday suggests that Drew would be a good place to start the inquiry of how to approach your child about this specific situation and I understood the email to mean the time of these organizations in fielding our calls would be paid for by WHC. So in terms of how to move forward with our kids and this teacher, this is a starting place? I couldn’t go to to Thursday meeting so I would love t hear any reservations about that. Counseling Resources: Baltimore Child Abuse Center (BCAC) Last night, we heard from Drew Fidler, Director of Prevention and Education at the BCAC and an expert in helping children and their families through challenging situations. We know our families are looking for resources to help answer questions and give them guidance as to how to approach their children. The BCAC and the publications Drew recommended - PANTS and My Body Belongs to Me - are valuable resources for you. We encourage you to contact Drew at BCAC, whose contact information is below, for counseling or further advice on how to communicate with your child about issues involving their bodies. BCAC also offers a number of materials that you can access on their website, bcaci.org. The BCAC is conducting a full audit of our Early Childhood Center’s operations, policies, and procedures and will offer recommendations on how we can improve. We will share these recommendations with you. Additionally, we will host a training program for parents and teachers that will be facilitated by the BCAC. The training, "Stewards of Children," will take place at the Temple on Tuesday, September 11 from 6:00 – 8:00 pm. We hope you will join us for that program. Contact Information for BCAC: Drew Fidler, LCSW-C, Director of Prevention & Education, Baltimore Child Abuse Center 2300 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218 410-396-6147, Ext. 1042; dfidler@bcaci.org Jewish Sacred Spaces We have also engaged the services of Jewish Sacred Spaces, a nationally-recognized organization devoted to preventing and responding to abuse in Jewish organizations. Shira Berkovits, Esq., Ph.D., the organization’s founder and CEO, spoke at last night’s meeting and has been engaged as a consultant. Jewish Sacred Spaces also has many helpful resources that you can access through their website, jewishsacredspaces.org Additional Resources: |
Anonymous
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http://www.childcareaware.org/preschool-program-checklist/
Adult to Child Ratio and Group Size Recommended ratio of 1 adult for every 10 4-year-olds How many children are cared for in the classroom? How many teachers are in the classroom? Does the preschool follow best practices regarding ratio and group size? Or, does the preschool follow the state licensing standards for ratio and group size? Best practice recommendations: 2-year-olds: 4-6 children per caregiver, max group size of 12 children 3-year-olds: 7-9 children per caregiver, max group size of 18 children 4- and 5-year-olds: 8-10 children per caregiver, max group size of 20 children Supervision of Children Are children supervised at all times, both indoors and outdoors, and even when they are sleeping? Can teachers be seen by others at all times so that a child is never alone with one staff member? Have all staff undergone comprehensive background checks? Have the staff been trained on how to prevent, recognize, and report signs of child abuse? |
Anonymous
| It would probably be a good idea if they replaced all the classroom doors with glass. |
Anonymous
Do the current doors have a window? |
Anonymous
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I don’t know if WHC is required to meet DC regulation. But I’ve found that those seem to require at least two adults be present, which WHC has indicated was not its practice until this week.
Rule 121.8 Child Development Centers shall have at least two (2) staff members supervising each group at all times. At Child Development Centers serving infants, toddlers, and or preschoolers (or any combination of these), there shall be two Teachers or a Teacher and an Assistant Teacher or aide for each group at all times, except as further specified in this section. https://osse.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/osse/publication/attachments/Final%20Rulemaking%20for%20the%20Licensing%20of%20Child%20Development%20Facilities.pdf |
Anonymous
| This says “per group”. There are often instances where one teacher has to tend to a child who is injured, needs to go to the bathroom etc. |
Anonymous
| This is a rough read, but worthwhile to understand how this all went down at LAMB https://www.scribd.com/document/368413424/Lamb |