Faith's Law Resource
Starting July 1, 2023, a new law took effect for all Illinois schools. Faith's Law is named after a prevention advocate and child sexual abuse survivor from Illinois who pushed for change to state laws related to educator sexual misconduct in K-12 schools.
Sexual misconduct is defined as:
Any act, including, but not limited to, any verbal, nonverbal, written, or electronic communication or physical activity by an employee or agent of the school district, charter school, or nonpublic school with direct contact with a student that is directed toward or with a student to establish a romantic or sexual relationship with the student. Such an act includes, but is not limited to, any of the following:
A sexual or romantic invitation.
Dating or soliciting a date.
Engaging in sexualized or romantic dialog.
Making sexually suggestive comments that are directed toward or with a student.
Self-disclosure or physical exposure of a sexual, romantic, or erotic nature.
A sexual, indecent, romantic, or erotic contact with a student
Faith’s Law Resource Guide
ISBE has developed and maintains the Faith’s Law Resource Guide that includes guidance for pupils, parents/guardians, and teachers about sexual abuse responses and prevention resources available in their community, including the contact information of entities that provide services for victims of child sexual abuse and their families.
D3 Employee Code of Professional Conduct Policy
School District 3 has developed and implemented an employee code of professional conduct policy, 5:120 Employee Ethics; Code of Professional Conduct; and Conflict of Interest in compliance with Faith’s Law.
For more information about Faith’s Law, please visit ISBE’s Faith’s Law webpage.
Sexual Abuse Response and Prevention Resource Guide
This resource guide was developed to help you know where to find help in the event sexual abuse is suspected, reported, and/or being investigated.
Abuso Sexual Guia de Recursos Respuestas y Prevencion
Esta guía de recursos fue desarrollada para ayudarlo a saber dónde encontrar ayuda en caso de que se sospeche, informe o investigue un abuso sexual.