Erin Merryn Part 2

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One woman s story and one woman s moxie has protected countless children and Erin Merryn is not done yet Six year old Erin was too young to know what sexual abuse was much less how to talk about it so she remained silent as her abuse went on for seven years In part 2 of her conversation with Sarah Erin explains why she created Erin s Law and how she has muscled through resistance from parents school officials and legislators to protect children like her younger self by requiring all public schools in each state to implement a prevention-orients sexual abuse program Listen in to hear just some of the many examples of Erin s Law s staggering effect- New York killed her bill for eight straight years When she finally got it passed nine young boys came forward separately on the day the program was first offered at their school in Albany NY Their stories were very similar Why Because their own principal had been molesting them for years Erin s Law has been passed in 38 states The other 12 are in her sights About Erin Merryn Erin Merryn is an internationally recognized author speaker and child abuse advocate and activist and the founder and President of Erin s Law a national non-profit dedicated to mandating prevention-oriented child sexual abuse education in public schools in all 50 states Learn more at https www erinslaw org Click here to visit this podcast episode