State Sen. Wayne D. Fontana
Fontana Discusses Task Force on Child Protection
State Sen. Wayne Fontana breaks down suggestions made by the task force in light of the Jerry Sandusky scandal.
As a response to the Jerry Sandusky and the Archdiocese of Philadelphia child abuse scandals, the Pennsylvania General Assembly created a Task Force on Child Protection in January to review the state’s child protection laws and procedures. After months of testimonies throughout the state being given by various advocate groups and professionals who deal with child abuse on a daily basis, the task force released their recommendations on Nov. 27. The following is a brief outline of suggestions by the task force: To view the Task Force on Child Protection’s entire report, please click on the following link: www.childprotection.state.pa.us/ Early in 2011, I introduced Senate Bill 549 (SB 549) that would require school employees to report …
