Bernadine Wade The March to Protect Children

Seven Year Old Girl Sexually Assaulted on a School Van in Ohio Leads Family and Activists to Join Together to Change Law North Canton, Ohio – March 11, 2008 – On Friday, April 11th, activists, parents, child advocacy groups, disability rights organizations, media personalities, clergy, community leaders, lawyers and others will convene in Ohio.

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Mother Of Girl Raped In School Van Wants New Safety Laws

The sexual abuse of a 7-year-old girl was the focus of a march in Jackson Township Friday. The offenses took place about 4 years ago, but the mother of the girl still wants change to protect other northeast Ohio children, reported NewsChannel5's Pete Kenworthy. Bernadine will not rest until the laws are changed, and all children are protected to and from school.More than 100 people took part in the March To Protect Children, focusing on safety on school buses.Bernadine Wade planned the march to send a message that what happened to her daughter, nicknamed Ne Ne, was preventable."Nov. 19, I got a phone call from the school counselor that my daughter had been raped repeatedly and having oral sex with a 17-year-old," said Wade. "She has been being raped for over a year and I hit the floor, screaming and crying."

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Here is the story on YOU TUBE that Fox News did on this situation.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DR0FRHd62GU

Press Release...Bernadine Wade...The March to Protect Children

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Natasha Thomas
National Hip Hop Political Convention- Flint LOCFlint , Michigan 48504
Phone: 810-394-2211
E-mail: nhhpc_flint@yahoo.com

Seven Year Old Girl Sexually Assaulted on a School Van in Ohio Leads Family and Activists to Join Together to Change Law North Canton, Ohio – March 11, 2008 – On Friday, April 11th, activists, parents, child advocacy groups, disability rights organizations, media personalities, clergy, community leaders, lawyers and others will convene in Ohio to host the “March to Protect Our Children”, a civil protest against a state law that fails to protect children on school buses and vans.

Bernadine Wade’s seven year old, special needs daughter was sexually assaulted repeatedly as she rode the school van from her home in North Canton to school in Jackson Township. Although, the teenaged perpetrator who assaulted Ms. Wade’s daughter admitted to the crime, was found guilty, and served time in a juvenile facility, neither the Jackson School officials nor Jackson Schools Transportation Department officials will acknowledge that the incident even occurred. Why? Because, legally, they don’t have to. According to Ohio law, school bus/van drivers are only responsible for transporting children to and from school. They are not responsible for what happens to the children while they are on the bus or van. Under this law, children are not protected against sexual abuse, assault, or any other violation while riding a school bus or van.

Ms. Wade’s daughter is not the only child that has been affected by this grossly negligent legislation. There are at least 11 other cases of children being violated on school buses whose cases have been thrown out of court on the basis of this law. It is the goal of the Wade family and organizers to get the law changed.
The “March to Protect Children” has four main goals:

To raise awareness about Ms. Wade’s family and the numerous families impacted by this law.

To hold the Jackson Schools and Jackson Schools Transportation Department accountable for what happens on their school buses and vans and to send a clear message that systems that fail to keep children safe will be challenged.

To serve as a catalytic event that will mobilize people to work on changing the legislation following the march.

To secure legal representation for Ms. Wade and to connect Ms. Wade with plaintiffs in similar cases to possibly form a class action suit.

The Wade family and march organizers are encouraging anyone who wants to participate in the “March to Protect Children” to gather at Jackson Township Park located at 5735 Wales Avenue NW , Massillon , OH at 12:30pm. The march will begin at 1:00pm and will end at Jackson Middle School , located at 7355 Mudbrook Road, NW, Massillon , OH 44646.

If you would like more information about the march or need directions, contact Natasha Thomas at 810-394-2211 or Delma Jackson at 419-508-8968.
If you live in Michigan and want to attend the March but need transportation, contact Natasha. You can also view news coverage of this case by going to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DR0FRHd62GU

I hope this outrages you enough to contact someone in your state or the State of Ohio...or even post a Blog or forward in an email...and I want to give a shout out to lady from live journal that has re-posted this and sent a ton of traffic and awareness to this situation. I hope you decide to make a trip to Ohio to make this March to Protect our Children!!! ... and please Digg this article or send to your favorite social book marking site.
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