State Mandated Curriculum
Abuse Prevention
ACTION Required by Parents/Guardians
Dear Schmucker Families,
Indiana law (IC 20-19-3-11) now requires that all schools provide age appropriate and research based instruction on child abuse and child sexual abuse to students in grades kindergarten through 12th. Penn-Harris-Madison has partnered with the Family Justice Center, Youth Service Bureau of St. Joseph County and the St. Joseph County Special Victims Unit to provide this instruction for our students.
In November and December, staff from the Youth Service Bureau St. Joseph County will present the materials to secondary students in grades 6-8. Each unit is age appropriate specific to the grade level.
The PHM School Corporation will be utilizing information from the Teen Lures Prevention as well as Teen Safety Matters curriculum to educate middle school students on a variety of safety issues. For additional information about the curriculum, please visit https://childluresprevention.com/grades7-12/ and/or https://www.mbfpreventioneducation.org/why-use-our-programs/mbf-teen-safety-matters/ .
This year the materials will be presented by video. After parents have given permission for their child to view the material, a video link will be sent to students on Monday, November 23rd via their PHM email. This email will also include links for your child to meet with their school counselor and a link to the Safe School Helpline if additional support is needed. We ask that all students view the video on Monday at 9:00 AM.
Dr. Lavon Dean-Null
Email: ldean-null@phm.k12.in.us
Website: http://schmucker.phmschools.org/
Location: Schmucker Middle School, Bittersweet Road, Mishawaka, IN, United States
Phone: 574-259-5661
Twitter: @SMSSpartanPride