"In many
U.S. states and
Australia,
mandated reporters are
professionals who, in the ordinary course of their work and because they have regular contact with
children, disabled persons,
senior citizens, or other identified vulnerable populations, are required to report (or cause a report to be made) whenever
financial,
physical,
sexual or other types of
abuse have been observed or are
suspected, or when there is evidence of
neglect."
Mandated reporter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"By law, mandatory reporters must report
suspected abuse or neglect of a child regardless of whether or not the knowledge of the abuse was gained in the reporterÂ’s official capacity. In other words, the mandatory reporting of abuse or neglect of children is a 24-hour obligation."
"Who are mandatory reporters? ...
School and child care personnel: Teachers, school personnel, educational advocates assigned to a child pursuant to the School Code, truant officers, directors and staff assistants of day care centers and nursery schools. "
Abuse and Neglect Information Mandatory reporting
Definition of abuse:
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[FONT="]REPORTING OF CHILD ABUSE[/FONT]
[FONT="] 419B.005 Definitions.[/FONT][FONT="] As used in ORS 419B.005 to 419B.050, unless the context requires otherwise:[/FONT]
[FONT="] (1)(a) “Abuse” means:[/FONT]
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[FONT="] (C) Rape of a child, which
includes but is not limited to rape, sodomy, unlawful sexual penetration and incest, as those acts are described in ORS chapter 163.[/FONT]
[FONT="] (D) Sexual abuse, as described in ORS chapter 163.[/FONT]
[FONT="] (E) Sexual exploitation, including but not limited to:[/FONT]
[FONT="] (i)
Contributing to the sexual delinquency of a minor, as defined in ORS chapter 163, and any other conduct which allows, employs, authorizes, permits, induces or encourages a child to engage in the performing for people to observe or the photographing, filming, tape recording or other exhibition which, in whole or in part, depicts sexual conduct or contact, as defined in ORS 167.002 or described in ORS 163.665 and 163.670, sexual abuse involving a child or rape of a child"
http://landru.leg.state.or.us/ors/419b.html
By law, mandatory reporters (school employees) are REQUIRED to report SUSPECTED sodomy/ etc...and to engage in conduct which ALLOWS, AUTHORIZES OR PERMITS a child to engage in it is contributing to the sexual delinquency of a minor.
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