School sexual abuse is rampant in the U.S. Nobody likes talking about it, and efforts of state and health agencies fall flat in the face of workplace cultures of fear that value the code of silence. Let's blow it all open and dig into why this occurs, who the perpetrators are, and why they don't get caught or caught sooner. Dr. Rhodes will share riveting case histories from her work as an expert witness in the courts- some of which involve staff abuse that goes on for years before being reported. Audiences will be engaged in assessing the actions, fears and misunderstandings about the systems that are supposed to prevent such abuse. Who can solve this problem? In schools and other child-serving organizations, it's the mandatory reporters themselves, but only if they embrace their critical role in prevention and resolution of such abuse. Audiences will learn the 10 reasons that "reporters don't report," and be able to apply those learnings to their own institutions and their own work.
