Everyone in the State of Florida is a mandated reporter re: child abuse [View All]

With all the stories coming out about those who were told about Foley I started doing a little checking. Do we know if anyone from Florida was informed of this?


-WHO-

Who must report suspicions of child abuse?

Everyone in the State of Florida is a mandated reporter. Mandated reporters are required by law to report suspicions of child abuse to the Florida Abuse Hotline. This legal obligation supersedes any internal school/organization policy.

-WHAT-

What is child abuse?

There are five types of child abuse:

Neglect - chronic failure to provide basic needs.
Physical - non-accidental injury.
Sexual - sexual exploitation, may or may not involve physical contact.
Emotional - attacks on a child's self image.
Abandonment - willful withholding of support and communication by a custodial parent.


http://www.childprotectioncenter.com/reporting.asp


also on page 3 of this pdf file Florida department of children and families
http://www.dcf.state.fl.us/abuse/publications/mandatedreporters.pdf