We who have been entrusted with the education and care of children are obligated to go “above and beyond” when it comes to looking out for their welfare. Educators and administrators have no recourse but to look beyond the surface, investigate if necessary, and protect the children to whom we have made ourselves responsible. Dave Pelzer, who is currently an advocate for abused children, has written a compelling three book series detailing his own life …showed first 75 words of 1122 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1122 total…Reader’s Digest 156 (2000): 76-82. Pelzer, Dave. A Child Called “It”: One Child’s Courage to Survive. Deerfield Beach, FL: Health Communications, Inc., 1995. Pelzer, Dave. The Lost Boy: A Foster Child’s Search for the Love of a Family. Deerfield Beach, FL: Health Communications, Inc., 1997. Pelzer, Dave. A Man Named Dave: A Story of Triumph and Forgiveness. New York: Penguin Group, 1999. Somers, Suzanne. Wednesday’s Children: Adult Survivors of Abuse Speak Out. New York: Putnam/HealingVision, 1992.