Score: +7
(8/10/1)
San Diego County Grand Jury
• 2022-2023
Ab 1227 Human Trafficking the Fight Against Child Trafficking
Published: May 16, 2023
24 pages
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Findings 6 findings
F01
County of San Diego school districts and administrators have no legal responsibility to protect, or liability for, students involved in off-campus activities being victimized by human traffickers. Fact: Children engaged in non-school sponsored extracurricular activities at high-risk of being targeted by human traffickers. Fact: Children of all ages are spending increasingly more time on social media, on-line chat rooms, and gaming platforms. Fact: The preferred venue for solicitation of minors by human traffickers is on-line chat rooms, social media and gaming platforms that are not regulated by school administrators, nor under their specific responsibility. Fact: Education Code § 35160 provides “school districts” with permissive authority to: “initiate and carry on any program, activity, or may otherwise act in any manner which is not in conflict with or inconsistent with, or preempted by, any law and which is not in conflict with the purposes for which school districts are established.”
F02
Education Code § 35160 provides the SDCOE with a vehicle to guide all 42 school districts in incorporating AB 1227 training into their curricula.
F03
The SDCOE has in place the framework with the Human Trafficking School Safety Protocols (HTSSP) to solicit more parent involvement. Fact: The percentage of children that are special needs in California is approx. 12.5 %, with San Diego County at 14.8 %. Fact: The Special Education Local Plan Areas (SELPA) network is a coalition of school districts with the goal of ensuring special needs children receive the necessary education they deserve. It is administered by the San Diego County Office of Education. Fact: There are seven SELPA districts in San Diego County.
F04
The San Diego County SELPA network is uniquely positioned to ensure that all special needs children in the County receive the valuable education that AB 1227 promises. Fact: The Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) Advisory Council developed Recommended Protocols for Schools and ensure all administrators, staff and teachers are trained in human trafficking. Fact: The San Diego Human Trafficking Task Force (HTTF) is a cooperative of Law Enforcement Agencies and the District Attorney Office to proactively disrupt and dismantle human trafficking activities through a comprehensive and collaborative effort. Fact: The HTTF has minimal visibility within school districts across the San Diego County. Fact: The San Diego Trafficking Prevention Collective (SDTPC) provides teachers an end-to-end prevention education program that aims to protect every student from exploitation. Fact: The SDCOE staff provides, through the Train the Trainers (TOT) program, training, technical assistance, and direct services to assist school districts in developing and supporting their Comprehensive School Safety Plans which include Active Shooter, Safety Planning, Threat Assessment, and Crisis Intervention and Recovery.
F05
The SDCOE Train the Trainers (TOT) program currently does not specifically address human trafficking in the training curriculum. Fact: The SDCOE Expanded Learning and Community Engagement Program works with all 42 school districts to develop and implement before and after school programs that entice students and parents to engage in extracurricular activities.
F06
The SDCOE Expanded Learning and Community Engagement Program currently does not include human trafficking training as part of extracurricular programs.
Recommendations 14
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23-18Page 21Use Education Code § 35160 authority to take an active role in encouraging and
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23-19Page 21Use the framework of the Human Trafficking School Safety Protocols (HTSSP) to
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23-20Page 22Develop a methodology to perform routine monitoring of all 42 school districts'
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23-21Page 22Develop a methodology to perform routine monitoring of all 42 school districts'
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23-22Page 22Consider adopting the framework of the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of
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23-23Page 22Coordinate with the six SELPAs in San Diego County to address the curriculum
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23-24Page 22Seek additional grant funding, or earmark general operating funds, to continue
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23-25Page 22Through the SDCOE Expanded Learning and Community Engagement Program,
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23-26Page 22Encourage all 42 school districts to develop and make available to parents, through
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23-27Page 22Consider posting Human Trafficking Hotline Posters in each school.
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23-28Page 22Work with the SDCOE and District Attorney's Office to make available, to all
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23-29Page 22Work with the SDCOE and the 42 school districts to introduce the SDTPC "end-to-
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23-30Page 23Work with the SDCOE to develop the Train the Trainers (TOT) program for roll
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23-31Page 23Take action to enforce the SB 1193 requirement for businesses, and public agencies,
Agency Responses 3
Government agencies' official responses to this report's findings and recommendations. Click on a response to see the structured breakdown.
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County of San Diego District Attorney
July 24, 2023
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3 pages
• 19 responses
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Score: 0
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19 responses to findings and recommendations
F01
County of San Diego school districts and administrators have no legal responsibility to protect, or liability for, students involved in off-campus activities being victimized by human traffickers. Fact: Children engaged in non-school sponsored extracurricular activities at high-risk of being targeted by human traffickers. Fact: Children of all ages are spending increasingly more time on social media, on-line chat rooms, and gaming platforms. Fact: The preferred venue for solicitation of minors b...
Response: Unknown
Score: 0
F02
Education Code § 35160 provides the SDCOE with a vehicle to guide all 42 school districts in incorporating AB 1227 training into their curricula.
Response: Unknown
Score: 0
F03
The SDCOE has in place the framework with the Human Trafficking School Safety Protocols (HTSSP) to solicit more parent involvement. Fact: The percentage of children that are special needs in California is approx. 12.5 %, with San Diego County at 14.8 %. Fact: The Special Education Local Plan Areas (SELPA) network is a coalition of school districts with the goal of ensuring special needs children receive the necessary education they deserve. It is administered by the San Diego County Office of Ed...
Response: Unknown
Score: 0
F04
The San Diego County SELPA network is uniquely positioned to ensure that all special needs children in the County receive the valuable education that AB 1227 promises. Fact: The Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) Advisory Council developed Recommended Protocols for Schools and ensure all administrators, staff and teachers are trained in human trafficking. Fact: The San Diego Human Trafficking Task Force (HTTF) is a cooperative of Law Enforcement Agencies and the District Attorney ...
Response: Unknown
Score: 0
F05
The SDCOE Train the Trainers (TOT) program currently does not specifically address human trafficking in the training curriculum. Fact: The SDCOE Expanded Learning and Community Engagement Program works with all 42 school districts to develop and implement before and after school programs that entice students and parents to engage in extracurricular activities.
Response: Unknown
Score: 0
F06
The SDCOE Expanded Learning and Community Engagement Program currently does not include human trafficking training as part of extracurricular programs.
Response: Unknown
Score: 0
23-18
Use Education Code § 35160 authority to take an active role in encouraging and
Response: Unknown
Score: 0
23-19
Use the framework of the Human Trafficking School Safety Protocols (HTSSP) to
Response: Unknown
Score: 0
23-20
Develop a methodology to perform routine monitoring of all 42 school districts'
Response: Unknown
Score: 0
23-21
Develop a methodology to perform routine monitoring of all 42 school districts'
Response: Unknown
Score: 0
23-22
Consider adopting the framework of the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of
Response: Unknown
Score: 0
23-23
Coordinate with the six SELPAs in San Diego County to address the curriculum
Response: Unknown
Score: 0
23-24
Seek additional grant funding, or earmark general operating funds, to continue
Response: Unknown
Score: 0
23-25
Through the SDCOE Expanded Learning and Community Engagement Program,
Response: Unknown
Score: 0
23-26
Encourage all 42 school districts to develop and make available to parents, through
Response: Unknown
Score: 0
23-27
Consider posting Human Trafficking Hotline Posters in each school.
Response: Unknown
Score: 0
23-28
Work with the SDCOE and District Attorney's Office to make available, to all
Response: Unknown
Score: 0
23-29
Work with the SDCOE and the 42 school districts to introduce the SDTPC "end-to-
Response: Implemented
Scheduled: Ongoing; 2,970 students and 1,289 staff trained to date.
Score: 0
The District Attorney works with the SDCOE on their Human Trafficking Youth Prevention Education (HTYPE) federal grant which operates as Project SaFE (Safe From Exploitation). The PROTECT curriculum is the primary prevention curriculum. To date, 2,970 students and 1,289 staff across 4 school districts and 21 schools (including charter schools) have been given prevention education.
23-30
Work with the SDCOE to develop the Train the Trainers (TOT) program for roll
Response: Implemented
Scheduled: Provided to participating districts; additional schools to receive TOT during the summer.
Score: 0
This recommendation is being implemented. SDCOE through Project SaFE and in conjunction with the District Attorney has provided a Training of the Trainers to all participating school districts. In addition, during the summer, additional, newly added schools and districts will receive the TOT.
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County of San Diego Sheriff Office
July 27, 2023
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2 pages
• 20 responses
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Score: -1
(+0, 0, -1)
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20 responses to findings and recommendations
F01
County of San Diego school districts and administrators have no legal responsibility to protect, or liability for, students involved in off-campus activities being victimized by human traffickers. Fact: Children engaged in non-school sponsored extracurricular activities at high-risk of being targeted by human traffickers. Fact: Children of all ages are spending increasingly more time on social media, on-line chat rooms, and gaming platforms. Fact: The preferred venue for solicitation of minors b...
Response: Unknown
Score: 0
F02
Education Code § 35160 provides the SDCOE with a vehicle to guide all 42 school districts in incorporating AB 1227 training into their curricula.
Response: Unknown
Score: 0
F03
The SDCOE has in place the framework with the Human Trafficking School Safety Protocols (HTSSP) to solicit more parent involvement. Fact: The percentage of children that are special needs in California is approx. 12.5 %, with San Diego County at 14.8 %. Fact: The Special Education Local Plan Areas (SELPA) network is a coalition of school districts with the goal of ensuring special needs children receive the necessary education they deserve. It is administered by the San Diego County Office of Ed...
Response: Unknown
Score: 0
F04
The San Diego County SELPA network is uniquely positioned to ensure that all special needs children in the County receive the valuable education that AB 1227 promises. Fact: The Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) Advisory Council developed Recommended Protocols for Schools and ensure all administrators, staff and teachers are trained in human trafficking. Fact: The San Diego Human Trafficking Task Force (HTTF) is a cooperative of Law Enforcement Agencies and the District Attorney ...
Response: Unknown
Score: 0
F05
The SDCOE Train the Trainers (TOT) program currently does not specifically address human trafficking in the training curriculum. Fact: The SDCOE Expanded Learning and Community Engagement Program works with all 42 school districts to develop and implement before and after school programs that entice students and parents to engage in extracurricular activities.
Response: Unknown
Score: 0
F06
The SDCOE Expanded Learning and Community Engagement Program currently does not include human trafficking training as part of extracurricular programs.
Response: Unknown
Score: 0
23-18
Use Education Code § 35160 authority to take an active role in encouraging and
Response: Unknown
Score: 0
23-19
Use the framework of the Human Trafficking School Safety Protocols (HTSSP) to
Response: Unknown
Score: 0
23-20
Develop a methodology to perform routine monitoring of all 42 school districts'
Response: Unknown
Score: 0
23-21
Develop a methodology to perform routine monitoring of all 42 school districts'
Response: Unknown
Score: 0
23-22
Consider adopting the framework of the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of
Response: Unknown
Score: 0
23-23
Coordinate with the six SELPAs in San Diego County to address the curriculum
Response: Unknown
Score: 0
23-24
Seek additional grant funding, or earmark general operating funds, to continue
Response: Unknown
Score: 0
23-25
Through the SDCOE Expanded Learning and Community Engagement Program,
Response: Unknown
Score: 0
23-26
Encourage all 42 school districts to develop and make available to parents, through
Response: Unknown
Score: 0
23-27
Consider posting Human Trafficking Hotline Posters in each school.
Response: Unknown
Score: 0
23-28
Work with the SDCOE and District Attorney's Office to make available, to all
Response: Will Not Implement
Score: -1
SAN DIEGO COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT I reviewed the Grand Jury's recent report outlining their findings and recommendations related to AB 1227 The Human Trafficking Prevention Education and Training Act. I appreciate the thoughtful review and assessment made by Foreperson Ed Lopatin and members of the Grand Jury. This report indicated the members of the Grand Jury understand that prevention is an opportunity to combat human trafficking by educating our youth in the warning signs and techniques used by traffickers to lure them into trafficking. The Grand Jury identified a single recommendation...
23-29
Work with the SDCOE and the 42 school districts to introduce the SDTPC "end-to-
Response: Unknown
Score: 0
23-30
Work with the SDCOE to develop the Train the Trainers (TOT) program for roll
Response: Unknown
Score: 0
23-31
Take action to enforce the SB 1193 requirement for businesses, and public agencies,
Response: Unknown
Score: 0
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San Diego County Office of Education
May 29, 2024
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6 pages
• 16 responses
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Score: +8
(+8, 8, 0)
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16 responses to findings and recommendations
F01
County of San Diego school districts and administrators have no legal responsibility to protect, or liability for, students involved in off-campus activities being victimized by human traffickers. Fact: Children engaged in non-school sponsored extracurricular activities at high-risk of being targeted by human traffickers. Fact: Children of all ages are spending increasingly more time on social media, on-line chat rooms, and gaming platforms. Fact: The preferred venue for solicitation of minors b...
Response: Disagree Partially
Score: 0
partially agrees with Finding 01.
F02
Education Code § 35160 provides the SDCOE with a vehicle to guide all 42 school districts in incorporating AB 1227 training into their curricula.
Response: Disagree Partially
Score: 0
partially agrees with Finding 02.
F03
The SDCOE has in place the framework with the Human Trafficking School Safety Protocols (HTSSP) to solicit more parent involvement. Fact: The percentage of children that are special needs in California is approx. 12.5 %, with San Diego County at 14.8 %. Fact: The Special Education Local Plan Areas (SELPA) network is a coalition of school districts with the goal of ensuring special needs children receive the necessary education they deserve. It is administered by the San Diego County Office of Ed...
Response: Agree
Score: +1
agrees with Finding 03.
F04
The San Diego County SELPA network is uniquely positioned to ensure that all special needs children in the County receive the valuable education that AB 1227 promises. Fact: The Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) Advisory Council developed Recommended Protocols for Schools and ensure all administrators, staff and teachers are trained in human trafficking. Fact: The San Diego Human Trafficking Task Force (HTTF) is a cooperative of Law Enforcement Agencies and the District Attorney ...
Response: Agree
Score: +1
the County receive the valuable education that AB 1227 promises. SDCOE agrees with Finding 04.
F05
The SDCOE Train the Trainers (TOT) program currently does not specifically address human trafficking in the training curriculum. Fact: The SDCOE Expanded Learning and Community Engagement Program works with all 42 school districts to develop and implement before and after school programs that entice students and parents to engage in extracurricular activities.
Response: Agree
Score: +1
the training curriculum. SDCOE agrees with Finding 05.
F06
The SDCOE Expanded Learning and Community Engagement Program currently does not include human trafficking training as part of extracurricular programs.
Response: Disagree Partially
Score: 0
partially disagrees with Finding 06.
23-18
Use Education Code § 35160 authority to take an active role in encouraging and
Response: Implemented
Score: 0
This recommendation has been implemented. SDCOE Student Wellness and School Culture department actively encourages and is available for guidance to all 42 school districts with the implementation of AB 1227.
23-19
Use the framework of the Human Trafficking School Safety Protocols (HTSSP) to
Response: Will Implement
Scheduled: within the next three months
Score: +1
This recommendation has not yet been implemented but will be within the next three months. SDCOE will launch a communications campaign to district superintendents, charter school leaders, and parent groups to share resources available to support the prevention of human trafficking.
23-20
Develop a methodology to perform routine monitoring of all 42 school districts'
Response: Will Implement
Scheduled: Within the next three months
Score: +1
This recommendation has not yet been implemented but will be in the future. SDCOE has a methodology in place for monitoring compliance of HTSSPs for districts/schools/charters participating in Project Safe from Exploitation (Project SaFE), which includes 12 schools within 5 districts and 11 individual charter school districts. Within the next three months, the Student Wellness and School Culture department will expand routine monitoring that will include all 42 school districts' compliance with the implementation of protocols that address human trafficking.
23-21
Develop a methodology to perform routine monitoring of all 42 school districts'
Response: Will Implement
Scheduled: within the next three months
Score: +1
This recommendation has not yet been implemented but will be within the next three months. The Student Wellness and School Culture department will develop a methodology to perform routine monitoring of all 42 school districts' compliance with the training of pupils, educators, and administrators regarding the requirements of AB 1227.
23-22
Consider adopting the framework of the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of
Response: Implemented
Score: 0
This recommendation has been implemented. The Recommended Protocols for Schools was created in response to AB 1227 in 2018 in collaboration with the CSEC Steering Committee lead by Child Welfare Services (CWS), Health and Human Services Agency, County of San Diego. The protocols have been shared with all school district Superintendents and are promoted as a best practice.
23-23
Coordinate with the six SELPAs in San Diego County to address the curriculum
Response: Will Implement
Scheduled: within the next three month
Score: +1
This recommendation has not yet been implemented but will be within the next three month. The SDCOE Student Wellness and School Culture department will share resources on AB 1227 Human Trafficking with leaders of the six SELPAs in San Diego County, and will encourage them to share the resources with special education leaders in the districts they serve.
23-24
Seek additional grant funding, or earmark general operating funds, to continue
Response: Implemented
Score: 0
This recommendation has been implemented. SDCOE regularly seeks funding to support the continuation of Project SaFE and similar initiatives. SDCOE encourages participation from all 42 school districts provided funding is available.
23-25
Through the SDCOE Expanded Learning and Community Engagement Program,
Response: Will Implement
Scheduled: within the next three months
Score: +1
This recommendation has not yet been implemented but will be within the next three months. The SDCOE Expanded Learning and Community Engagement department will, share information and resources to all 42 school districts and will encourage them to offer human trafficking training as part of their before and after school programs.
23-26
Encourage all 42 school districts to develop and make available to parents, through
Response: Implemented
Score: 0
This recommendation has been implemented. SDCOE Student Wellness and School Culture department actively encourages all 42 school districts to utilize district web pages to share necessary and relevant information, tools, and resources regarding human trafficking that would assist parents in taking an active role in educating their children on identifying and avoiding the dangers of human trafficking.
23-27
Consider posting Human Trafficking Hotline Posters in each school.
Response: Implemented
Score: 0
This recommendation has been implemented. SDCOE has posters available and actively encourages their use to provide necessary information to students on school campuses.