The new year will bring new training requirements for reporting and preventing child sexual abuse and sex trafficking in North Carolina’s schools.
The News & Observer reported Monday that the training requirements are part of an overhaul of state sexual assault laws.
The changes include making it a Class 1 misdemeanor for adults to fail to call authorities if they suspect a child is being abused. The statute of limitations will also be extended for civil suits against abusers.
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