State Senate committee kills bill prompted by Aurora educators not reporting student sex assault

When you don’t report, that’s a crime,” Fields told the Aurora Sentinel. “That’s why this bill was important to me.” A bill in the Colorado Legislature — prompted by students assaulted by teachers in school — that would have extended the statute of limitations for failure to report child abuse to law enforcement was defeated in committee Tuesday. It sought to extend the timeline limits from 18 months to five years.

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