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SAG-AFTRA Responds To ‘Amanda Show’ Writer’s Calls For More Child-Actor Safety Protocols In Wake Of ‘Quiet On Set’ Documentary
SAG-AFTRA is responding to calls for more child actor safety protocols in the wake of the Quiet on Set documentary
Jenny Kilgen, a former Amanda Show writer who is featured in the documentary, penned an open letter to SAG-AFTRA “initiate and institute robust child safety protocols” as well as support federal legislation on the matter. In her letter to SAG-AFTRA, Kilgen calls for “mandatory background checks, appropriate training for adults, transparency of investigation, & reporting policies, and free access to mental health providers through the employment cycle (and when necessary, after).” She also advocates for the formation of a special task force to audit SAG-AFTRA’s current policies with the mission of improving child welfare in the entertainment industry.
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