Parents grappling with how much to tell kids

In the midst of allegations of sexual abuse by a teacher at Thomas Paine Elementary School, parents are facing difficult conversations with their children.

Parent Tracy Heilman said she plans to talk with her children, one of whom attends the Urbana elementary school, about sexual abuse. She said it won't be the first time she talked to her child in elementary about how to handle a potentially bad experience.

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