Human Trafficking
9:00 School Safety Programs
Suzanne Jones, DESE Safe Schools Coordinator
Suzanne Jones will share an overview of the DESE Safe Schools Office and the resources provided to districts to support a safe learning environment for Arkansas students, teachers, and staff.
9:20 Cyber Security for Children
Special Agent Patton, Special Agent Nicholls, and Special Agent Grimblich, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Special Agent Patton and Special Agent Nicholls will share the various tactics that online predators use to target children and what steps school staff can take to keep exposure of student information private.
10:00 Blue Campaign, Department of Homeland Security Resources
Lisa Mundy (DESE) and Ariel S. Rogers (ADH), Coordinated School Health
CSH coordinators will share the resources available from the Department of Homeland Security, including the general awareness video that is designed to provide an overview of human trafficking and the Blue Campaign from the Department of Homeland Security.
10:10 Break
10:30 Human Trafficking 101
PATH, Partners Against Trafficking Humans
Members of the PATH organization will give an overview of the global and local problems of human trafficking. The presentation will also discuss who a victim is, along with the perpetrators, common recruitment methods, and so much more. PATH will also share its role in serving the state of Arkansas to support victims and survivors of sex crimes.
11:00 Debrief and Questions
PATH
Participants will respond to an interactive questionnaire about sexual assault, sex trafficking, and pornography usage. The anonymous results will be added to PATH’s collection of statistics in Arkansas.
11:15 Human Trafficking and Schools
PATH
There are human trafficking victims all across the state. Many of them are sitting in classrooms, riding the school bus, and slipping through the cracks right in our own backyard. Members of the PATH organization will cover red flags school staff should be aware of, how they can intervene, and the statistics related to Arkansas students.