Education (K-12 Education)

SF 172 requires Iowa school districts and schools to provide age-appropriate child sexual abuse and assault awareness education to students in kindergarten through grade six. It mandates the development of model guidelines for teaching safe touch, unsafe touch, reporting procedures, and internet safety, along with research-based materials for parents at registration and in student handbooks. The bill also requires educators to complete continuing education on prevention topics and incorporate these lessons into school curricula. This directly affects K-6 students, parents, and school staff across all Iowa public and nonpublic schools. The policy changes focus on preventive education, not legal enforcement or victim support services.