Resources

Resources relevant to the development of Faith’s Law in Illinois and press coverage about the remaining criminal loophole there

• Make S.A.F.E. Task Force Report
• HB 1975/Public Act 102-0676
• HB 4316/Public Act 102-0702
• ISBE webpage
• NBC Chicago (July 8, 2025)
• CBS Chicago (May 20, 2024)
• NBC St. Louis (July 22, 2022)

Resources about the impact of trauma (Note: These discuss child abuse and could be triggering for survivors.)

• Blooming After Grooming Podcast
• Langberg D. Suffering and the Heart of God. New Growth Press, 2015.
• van der Kolk B. The Body Keeps the Score. Penguin Books, 2015.
• Herman J. Trauma and Recovery. Basic Books, 2015.
• Perry B, Szalavitz M. The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog. Basic Books, 2017.
• Burke Harris N. The Deepest Well. Mariner, 2018.

Resources on the problem and scope of school employee sexual misconduct and what schools can do

• Shakeshaft C. Organizational Betrayal. Harvard Education Press, 2024.
• Guiora A. The Complicity of Silence. Full Court Press, 2024.
• “An epidemic of sexual abuse in schools” by Matt Drange
• Chicago Public Schools Office of Inspector General
• Campus Integrity Group
• Verifent
• Michelle Denault (speaker)
• Maryland Guidelines regarding physical facility safety

Resources about laws in particular states

• Enough Abuse’s interactive maps
• Prevent Child Abuse America’s interactive map
• The Call to Action Report
• S.E.S.A.M.E. legislation webpage

Resources about sexual grooming, boundary-violating behaviors, and sexual misconduct definitions state-to-state

• Red Flag Child Sexual Grooming Behaviors
• Parent guide from Enough Abuse
• Kentucky “sexually related behaviors with a student”
• Indiana “misconduct relating to the health, safety, or well-being of a student"
• Illinois “sexual misconduct” (please note, this is the portion of statute that addresses the local control for setting certain boundaries but also the state level prohibition of sexual misconduct; Illinois modified this definition from Pennsylvania, which is one of several states that had already passed the S.E.S.A.M.E. Act—more info on the S.E.S.A.M.E.’s legislation webpage)
• Texas “solicitation of sexual contact” or "solicitation of a romantic relationship"