Authorizing certain age-appropriate child sexual abuse prevention and sexual violence prevention instruction

This bill requires West Virginia public schools to provide annual, age-appropriate instruction on child sexual abuse prevention for students in grades 3-6, personal safety and assault prevention (with parental opt-out options requiring one-week notice), and dating violence/sexual violence prevention for grades 7-12. It mandates training for public school employees on recognizing abuse signs, responding to disclosures, and preventing inappropriate behaviors, including social media safety. The law also requires schools to develop resources addressing disclosure protocols, child-on-child scenarios, and crisis response in coordination with existing child abuse reporting systems. Public charter and nonpublic schools may choose to follow these requirements voluntarily.