The Tina Project™
A comprehensive curriculum and community approach to addressing teen dating violence.
The Tina Project™ is named in honor of Tina Croucher* who at age 18 was murdered by her boyfriend on December 21, 1992. Seventeen years later on December 28, 2009 Governor Ted Strickland signed into law Ohio House Bill 19. “The Tina Croucher Act” requires all schools in the state of
HB 19 requires all schools in
What does House Bill 19 Mandate?
Requires each school district, community school, and STEM schools to incorporate violence within a dating relationship into its policy prohibiting student harassment, intimidation, or bullying.
Directs the State Board of Education to update its model policy prohibiting student harassment, intimidation, or bullying to include dating violence.
Requires each school district to include dating violence prevention education for grades 7 to 12 within the district's health curriculum.
Requires each school district, community school, STEM school, and educational service center to provide training in dating violence prevention for certain middle and high school employees.
Click here to read the complete bill.
The Tina Project™ will launch on August 1, 2010
for schools in
Now scheduling trainings and presentations for
August through October 2010.
For general questions regarding The Tina Project e-mail tinaproject@mindspring.com
*Permission to use Tina's name was granted by her parents Jim and Elsa Croucher.