Peer reviewed
Direct linkERIC Number: EJ1020458
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 4
Abstractor: ERIC
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-175X
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Child Abuse and Mandated Reporting
Woika, Shirley; Bowersox, Carissa
Educational Horizons, v91 n4 p26-29 Apr-May 2013
Teachers and teachers-in-training are mandated reporters; they are legally required to report any suspected child abuse or neglect. This article describes: (1) How to file a report; (2) How prevalent child abuse is; (3) What abuse is; (4) What it means to be a mandated reporter; (5) When the report should be made; and (6) What to do if abuse is suspected and a report needs to be filed.
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Reports, Teacher Responsibility, Child Neglect, At Risk Students, Incidence, Disclosure, Legal Responsibility
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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