Attorney General Todd Rokita announced this week that all Indiana kindergarten – 5th grade students will receive a child ID kit this fall. The announcement came during a press conference with Indiana Association of Chiefs of Police, National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives, Indiana Association of Public School Superintendents, NFL Alumni Association, Colts Super Bowl XLI Champion Marlin Jackson, and Pro Football Hall of Famer, Mike Singletary.
On average, 1,000 children go missing across the United States every day. When a child goes missing, time is of the essence. 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, out of a database, 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 this coalition 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 in the 2024 school year.
