While some people read about the scandal in the Nichols school (below) and ask themselves “how could so many children be sexually abused in a school?” experts are saying “this is the tip of the iceberg”. We know child sexual abuse happens everywhere. We know that statutes of limitation on this crime keep sex offenders on the street, with clean backgrounds, free to work with children. We know the Child Victims Act will help fix this. And we know that the bill won’t pass unless we demand it. Here’s what to do: -----Share this petition with your social media and email contacts. ----- Contact Governor Cuomo’s office, (https://www.governor.ny.gov/content/governor-contact-form) put “Child Victims Act” into the subject bar, and paste the following message “Governor Cuomo, you have listened to survivors of child sexual abuse. You have supported efforts to reform New York’s statute of limitations for child sexual abuse. But the battle lines are drawn in the Senate, so now is the time to use your political might, bypass the committee process, and make this a budget bill that gets passed by April 1. New York’s children, our very future, are counting on you”. Adding something to the text, a personal story or #MeToo, is a wonderful touch. If we all work together right now, we can protect thousands of children from sexual abuse. Thank you. PS: Please take a moment to sign this petition to keep family court judges from granting custody of children to abusers. This sounds horrible, and it is, but together we can stop it. https://www.change.org/p/keep-dangerous-parents-from-raising-kids