Let's Protect our Children

from Trafficking.

The case for anti-trafficking education in

Downingtown schools.

In the last five years alone, more than

800 reports of human trafficking have
8% been reported in Pennsylvania. Chester
County has one of the highest
percentages of reported human
trafficking in Pennsylvania. These reports
of human trafficking cases in
include forced labor, forced
Pennsylvania come from Chester prostitution, and debt bondage.
County

Though human trafficking can

happen to anyone, one of the most
common reported victims are Traffickers are often
children. someone familar to a child,
putting them at greater risk
for manipulation on the
According to a report in 2018, 55% of
internet and in person.
human trafficking victims say that they
met their trafficked online. Traffickers
often specifically target children online for
due to their vulnerability and age.

To keep them at a lower risk,

children should be properly educated
on the nuances and signs of being
trafficked.
We propose that Downingtown schools
implement a mandatory yearly anti-
trafficking module for students K-12 to
keep them less susceptible to threat.

Join us in our fight to

protect our children.
Scan the QR code below for other
resources and to sign a petition to
implement this change in DASD's
curriculum.

Sources:
https://traffickinginstitute.org/a-case-for-state-mandated-human-trafficking-education-in-schools/
https://www.fox43.com/article/news/crime/human-trafficking-pennsylvania-sobering-statistics-abuse-domestic-
violence/521-5bf336c7-381f-4321-ba39-594372e94063
https://www.pacourts.us/news-and-statistics/news/news-detail/1050/cracking-down-on-human-trafficking-in-
pennsylvania
https://www.pahomepage.com/news/pa-ranks-9th-in-reported-human-trafficking-cases-how-advocates-are-raising-
awareness/
https://htcourts.org/pennsylvania/#:~:text=Among%20the%20cases%20reported%2C%204048,or%20survivors%20
of%20human%20trafficking.
https://socialmediavictims.org/sexual-violence/human-trafficking/