ERIC Number: EJ1036573
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 21
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Child Sexual Abuse in Early-Childhood Care and Education Settings
Briggs, Freda
Early Child Development and Care, v184 n9-10 p1415-1435 2014
When the author was adviser to the Australian Minister for Education for writing the national Safe Schools Framework (2003), meetings were held with early-childhood care and education administrators from all state, Catholic and independent sectors. Their unexpected message was that educators were facing new problems, those of child sexual abuse in early-childhood settings including pupils forcing younger children to provide oral sex. In January 2013, the South Australian Minister for Education lost her position following well-publicised parental anger that the Education Department had concealed the sexual abuse of children in early-childhood centres and schools. Parental outrage led to a Royal Commission and "Report of Independent Education Inquiry" (2013) conducted by former Justice Bruce Debelle QC. Public dissatisfaction with some aspects of the Commission led further to a Parliamentary Select Committee Inquiry (February 2014) "Matters Relating to the Independent Education Inquiry."
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Child Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Preschool Education, Child Care Centers, Early Childhood Education, Teacher Behavior, Preschool Teachers, Information Dissemination, Criminals, Individual Characteristics, Age, School Role, Student Behavior, Victims of Crime, Legal Responsibility, Disclosure, Behavior Problems, Sexuality, Aggression, Student Characteristics, Reports, Incidence
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Preschool Education; Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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