(Indianapolis, IN) – Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita says all K-5 students across the state will receive a child ID kit this fall.
The first of its kind program is aimed at protecting children from human trafficking.
Rokita says child ID kits give parents a tool to provide detailed information, a photograph, fingerprint, and DNA to law enforcement quickly.
Completed kits are kept in a safe place at home and out of a database, so that parents are prepared if the unthinkable happens.
An average of 1,000 children go missing across the U.S. every day.
The free 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.
Rokita announced the initiative during a press conference featuring the Indiana Association of Chiefs of Police, National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives, Indiana Association of Public School Superintendents, NFL Alumni Association, Indianapolis Colts Super Bowl XLI champion Marlin Jackson, and Pro Football Hall of Famer Mike Singletary.
