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Policy Changes:

• Strengthen vetting process on hiring staff that work with children.

• Create and distribute a streamlined process for reporting abuse within the organization and make child protection policy publicly available.

• Put policy in the handbook on reporting and dealing with abuse, include clear instructions on how to report it and who gets it and what's done with the report.

• Change wording on enrollment application to exclude abuse from the requirement to leave quietly if there’s an unresolved dispute with school.

Additional Education/Training:

• Teach children age-appropriate body safety, bodily autonomy, consent, and boundaries (all ages)

• Teach biologically accurate sex ed for high school.

• Bring in additional training on spotting and preventing sexual abuse by an outside organization that specializes in that field.

• Bring in additional education and resources for students and staff re: porn

Public/Community Restitution

• Make public recognition of past staff members that have gone on to be charged and/or convicted of sex crimes against children.

• Set aside funds to be made available for victims/survivors to seek professional therapy/counseling outside of FBC from a licensed counselor or therapist.

• Bring in third party investigation to make space for additional potential victims to come forward and determine what specific policies and organizational cultural changes are necessary to create a safe environment.

Personnel Changes:

• Remove Rebert as senior pastor due to his role in enabling abuse to continue.

• Create a school board that is independent of the senior pastor and has oversight of the school, including personnel decisions like hiring/firing.