INDIANAPOLIS – Attorney General Todd Rokita has announced all Indiana kindergarten through fifth-grade students will receive a child ID kit this fall. About 1,000 children go missing across the United States every day.
“Human trafficking is on the rise,” said Attorney General Rokita. “That is why we have built a coalition of community leaders to provide kits to all K-5 students this fall free of charge to Hoosier families.”
When a child goes missing, time is of the essence. Child ID kits give parents a tool to provide detailed information, a photo, fingerprint, and DNA to police quickly. Completed kits should be kept at home in a safe place, so parents are prepared if the unthinkable happens.
Kits will be distributed by Superintendents and School Resource Officers to all k-5 schools across the state. The Indiana Association of Chiefs of Police will also distribute kits to local law enforcement.
The Attorney General’s Office brought together a coalition that includes the Indiana Association of Chiefs of Police, NOBLE, Indiana Association of Public School Superintendents, and the NFL Alumni Association. The coalition combined with public and private funding from the General Assembly and American Electric Power to make these kits available to all K-5 families free of charge.