Abstract:
This brief provides educators with an overview
of the issue of minor sex trafficking and suggests
specific steps that schools can take to respond
to signs of trafficking among its students. It also
offers suggestions for how State Coordinators
for Homeless Education1
and local homeless
education liaisons2
can help guide their states’
and school districts’ efforts to address trafficking
within schools. Youth experiencing homelessness
are particularly vulnerable to being targeted for
victimization through trafficking; because of
this, educators working with homeless and other
at-risk students should be well informed about
the issue and effective ways to respond within
schools.