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- [Man] Bree's Law education,
teacher introduction.

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As an Alaska educator, you
have an important role to play

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in Alaska's quest to
stop teen dating abuse

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and child sexual abuse.

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Unfortunately, Alaska ranks
among the top five States

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for rates of domestic violence

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and is number one for sexual violence.

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Half of adult women in Alaska

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have experienced intimate
partner violence,

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sexual violence or both in their lifetime.

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Research shows that teen dating violence

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is one of the strongest precursors

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to domestic violence in adulthood.

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In Alaska, dating violence
has had a devastating impact.

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Many high school students
have experienced physical,

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sexual or verbal abuse
from a dating partner.

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Every year, 1700 students

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report experiencing sexual violence

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and 2300 students report experiencing

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physical violence by a dating partner.

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These early unhealthy relationships

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can form patterns that
carry into adulthood.

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While the statistics
can seem overwhelming,

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the great news is that
Alaska is working hard

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to end the cycle of violence
and abuse in our state.

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- [Woman] The Alaska Safe Children's Act.

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Preventing domestic and sexual violence

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has been a statewide
priority for many years.

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In 2015, Alaska passed
historic legislation

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to decrease dating
violence and sexual abuse.

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The Alaska Safe Children's Act.

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This act includes Erin's
Law and Bree's Law.

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Erin's Law requires training for staff

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and students relating to sexual abuse

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and sexual assault
awareness and prevention,

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for grades K through 12.

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Bree's Law requires training
for staff and students

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relating to dating violence and abuse,

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for grades seven through 12.

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The Alaska Department of
Education and Early Development

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or DEED, has created an online curriculum

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to support teachers in teaching

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The Alaska Safe Children's Act

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and create consistency in content

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and messaging for all students in Alaska.

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This curriculum is for students
in grades seven through 12

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and it's called Bree's Law education.

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It meets the full requirements

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for student training under the
Alaska Safe Children's Act,

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including requirements for
Bree's Law and Erin's Law.

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It is designed to help prevent

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child sexual abuse and teen dating abuse.

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- [Man] Why schools? As an educator,

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you play an important role

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in the lives of your students.

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In teaching the Alaska
Safe Children's Act,

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you've been given a challenging task.

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While it might not be the easiest

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or most comfortable responsibility,

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it is incredibly important.

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At DEED, we understand any
apprehension you may feel

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about having conversations
about sexual abuse

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and dating violence with students.

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However, given the wide reaching

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and profoundly negative impact

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that these issues have on learning

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and the mental, physical
and behavioral health

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of so many Alaskans, we
need to ensure that students

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are repeatedly receiving the message

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that they deserve to be safe.

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This message must come from
their parents or caregivers,

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their communities and their schools.

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As we begin normalizing these
conversations and talking

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about healthy relationships, we can ensure

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that all students have the confidence

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to reach out to an adult for help.

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As a teacher, you undoubtedly

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have meaningful relationships
with many students.

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This makes you an invaluable resource.

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It's irrelevant to students
if you are their health,

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music, art, science or English teacher.

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If you have a connection with a student

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and you make it clear
you're willing to help,

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they may very well come to you.

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The more teachers and school
staff who are prepared

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to support students, the healthier

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and safer our communities will become.

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- [Woman] Sensitive material.

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Because this curriculum
includes information

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about relationships,
sexual abuse and violence,

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you may feel uncomfortable at times.

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That is okay, the narrator and characters

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within the modules will
do most of the teaching.

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Your role will primarily
be to lead some discussions

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and exercises, and help is never far away.

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DEED is available to help
and support you if needed.

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If a student asks a question

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that you don't know the answer to,

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it's okay to tell the
student you don't know

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and we'll find out for them.

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There are resources and
supports to help you.

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Many Alaska school
communities are fortunate

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to have local and statewide child abuse,

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domestic violence, sexual violence

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and peer education agencies,
that you can collaborate with

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and seek assistance
from to support efforts

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in implementing the Alaska
Safe Children's Act.

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It is recommended that schools

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and local agencies develop or enhance

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existing relationships with each other.

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Such efforts, create
opportunities to expand

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and maximize existing resources

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and build good working relationships.

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Community partners can
also provide training

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to school staff, to expand their knowledge

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and comfort around
discussing sensitive topics

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covered under the Alaska
Safe Children's Act.

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Not all communities across
Alaska have equal access

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to local resources, but
there are several state

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and national resources
that can support you,

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your students and their caregivers.

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Loveisrespect.org, has
several downloadable resources

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for educators, caregivers and teens.

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Highly trained advocates
offer support, information

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and advocacy to young
people who have questions

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or concerns about their
dating relationships.

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They also provide information

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and support to concerned friends

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and family members, teachers,
counselors, service providers

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and members of law enforcement.

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Free and confidential phone, live chat

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and texting services are
available at all times.

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- [Man] The curriculum.

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The Bree's Law education
curriculum is comprised

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of three age and developmentally
appropriate bands

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for grade seven and eight,
nine and 10, and 11 and 12.

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Each grade band contains five modules

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that are each approximately
30 to 45 minutes each.

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These time estimates do not include time

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teachers elect to add
through classroom engagement

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in discussions and
exercises, which may lengthen

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the actual time needed
to complete each module.

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45 minutes or more may be more
realistic for each module.

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The modules are housed in the
DEED E-learning classroom.

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to present each module, log
into the E-learning classroom,

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launch the module and
project it to the class.

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The modules include a narrator

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and characters, who teach
the material to the class.

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You will click through
the slides of the module

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as it progresses and lead the
class in completing exercises.

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Before you play a module for the class,

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read the corresponding teacher guide,

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to learn about the
exercises in the module.

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The teacher guide may
offer additional ideas

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for enhancing some of the exercises,

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such as printing a quiz
to hand out to the class.

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Make sure you have extra materials ready

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that you want to use for the lesson.

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Launch the module in the classroom

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to ensure you know how to
run it and skim through it

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so you are familiar with the format.

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- [Woman] Exercises and discussions.

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Throughout each module,
you will have opportunities

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to lead group exercises and discussions.

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You can adapt the exercises

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and discussions to the
needs of your class.

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For example, you could
ask students to volunteer

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to share answers or
pick students to share,

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or you could break the class

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into small groups to answer
the questions among themselves.

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Students should not be forced
to share something personal

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if they don't want to, but if they do,

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be sure to validate their experience

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and get them the
appropriate help if needed.

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Thank you for your help in
communicating with students

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about these important topics.

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Alaska educators play an important role

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in helping students live
safe and healthy lives,

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building up our
communities for the future.