NEW YORK
WBFO
May 9, 2018
[with audio]
EILEEN BUCKLEY
The State Senate has passed a bill that would protect students from sexual abuse. WBFO’s senior reporter Eileen Buckley says this bill calls to close a loophole preventing private schools from reporting abuse and will require training.
Listen Listening…2:09 WBFO’s senior reporter Eileen Buckley says this bill calls to close a loophole preventing private schools from reporting abuse and will require training.
Three area republican senators co-sponsored the bill. Senators Chris Jacobs of Buffalo, Michael Ranzenhofer of Amherst and Patrick Gallivan from Elma.
Gallivan tells WBFO News the senate legislation calls to expand the types of education ‘settings required to report child abuse’ and increases required training in identifying and reporting abuse.
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