Children with disabilities are 3.4 times more likely to be sexually abused than their nondisabled peers. Moreover, the abuse
will likely be committed by someone they know and trust such as a parent, sibling, teacher, day care provider, priest, or
coach. Given this, it is critical that schools implement sexual abuse prevention and intervention programs for children with
disabilities. Prevention and intervention programs based on Bronfenbrenner’s ecological model infused with the three categories
of prevention: primary, secondary, and tertiary as espoused by the Centers for Disease Control is proposed.
Keywords Sexual abuse - Special education - Prevention - Children - Prevention - Intervention