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greenbriar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 05:53 PM Original message |
If you had a 13 year old female student burst into tears in your classroom >>> and she told you she |
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lisa58 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 05:56 PM Response to Original message |
1. You did the right thing |
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damntexdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 06:32 PM Response to Reply #1 |
30. And likely would have been legally liable had you not. |
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wolfgangmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 07:52 PM Response to Reply #30 |
71. In my state it is not enough to report it. |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-09-09 03:32 PM Response to Reply #1 |
164. you are a quasi officer of the court and you are legally bound to |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 05:56 PM Response to Original message |
2. Good for you, my friend. |
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donco6 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 05:58 PM Response to Original message |
3. I certainly would be suspicious. |
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Political_Junkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 05:58 PM Response to Original message |
4. good job! |
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taterguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 05:59 PM Response to Original message |
5. I'd post about it on the Internet |
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Mugweed (939 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 06:12 PM Original message |
Zing! |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 07:32 PM Response to Reply #5 |
60. LOL! n/t |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 08:59 PM Response to Reply #5 |
87. Time and place man, time and a place |
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glitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 09:18 PM Response to Reply #87 |
88. Agreed. nt |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-09-09 12:08 AM Response to Reply #87 |
120. +1. nt |
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taterguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-09-09 10:10 AM Response to Reply #87 |
144. There's never a time and place to post intimate information on a public message board |
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wolfgangmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 11:48 AM Response to Reply #144 |
176. Yes, but it has already been reported |
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mopinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 10:27 PM Response to Reply #5 |
106. i agree |
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morillon (809 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 11:49 AM Response to Reply #106 |
177. Exactly. |
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wolfgangmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 11:46 AM Response to Reply #5 |
175. Tater... |
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taterguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 12:19 PM Response to Reply #175 |
178. . . . |
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Incitatus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 05:59 PM Response to Original message |
6. You are right. It should definitely be reported. nt |
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leftyclimber (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 06:01 PM Response to Original message |
7. The same thing, evidently, that came to your mind. |
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AndyA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 06:01 PM Response to Original message |
8. Uh-oh. Sounds bad to me. You did the right thing by reporting it. |
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Boomerang Diddle (566 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 06:01 PM Response to Original message |
9. Better safe than sorry. |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 06:02 PM Response to Original message |
10. Good job. |
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CoffeeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 06:02 PM Response to Original message |
11. You are that girl's angel... |
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renate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 06:10 PM Response to Reply #11 |
16. I'm so sorry |
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CoffeeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-09-09 10:00 AM Response to Reply #16 |
138. Thanks for your understanding... |
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peace13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 06:18 PM Response to Reply #11 |
23. Hugs to you for posting this. |
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CoffeeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-09-09 10:01 AM Response to Reply #23 |
139. Right back at you... |
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kas125 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 06:29 PM Response to Reply #11 |
29. Sending you a big hug - that sounds like the story of my life, too. |
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CoffeeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-09-09 10:03 AM Response to Reply #29 |
140. I'm sorry about what you endured... |
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kas125 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-09-09 12:13 PM Response to Reply #140 |
155. Thanks, I think I'm doing okay now. I've come to the conclusion |
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JNelson6563 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 06:40 PM Response to Reply #11 |
37. *sniff* |
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CoffeeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-09-09 10:04 AM Response to Reply #37 |
141. Awww... |
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rvablue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 07:04 PM Response to Reply #11 |
43. Very courageous for you to share this with greenbriar and the rest of us |
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CoffeeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-09-09 10:06 AM Response to Reply #43 |
142. I think it's important to support... |
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myrna minx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 07:22 PM Response to Reply #11 |
50. All I can do is |
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CoffeeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-09-09 10:09 AM Response to Reply #50 |
143. Hugs to you too... |
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Sparkly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 07:26 PM Response to Reply #11 |
56. Thank you for posting this. |
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CoffeeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-09-09 10:12 AM Response to Reply #56 |
145. Your welcome... |
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Number23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-09-09 12:25 AM Response to Reply #11 |
122. Thanks for this |
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CoffeeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-09-09 10:13 AM Response to Reply #122 |
146. Your welcome... |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-09-09 09:21 AM Response to Reply #11 |
135. You're not alone, Sparkles. |
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CoffeeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-09-09 09:51 AM Response to Reply #135 |
136. Thanks... |
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ayeshahaqqiqa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 06:06 PM Response to Original message |
12. You were right to report it |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 06:07 PM Response to Original message |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 06:08 PM Response to Original message |
14. I would tell her |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 08:24 PM Response to Reply #14 |
80. see... i thought of your other conclusions. wants a divorce. screwing around. i am uncomfortable |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 10:35 PM Response to Reply #80 |
113. When dealing with kids, honesty is always the best policy |
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madeline_con (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 10:57 PM Response to Reply #14 |
116. It's not recommended to question the child further after they |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 11:54 PM Response to Reply #116 |
117. I didn't say to question the child |
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madeline_con (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-09-09 12:05 AM Response to Reply #117 |
119. Yes, but what you suggested sounded almost like you were |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-09-09 12:19 AM Response to Reply #119 |
121. Oh it did not |
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madeline_con (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-09-09 07:36 PM Response to Reply #121 |
170. I wasn't jumping to conclusions. |
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1monster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-09-09 09:58 PM Response to Reply #121 |
172. Having been in a household where I was subjected to "lewd and lacivious" behaviors |
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Art_from_Ark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-09-09 01:22 AM Response to Reply #14 |
123. Maybe he's been hitting the bottle or smoking wacky tobacky |
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bertman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 06:08 PM Response to Original message |
15. Thank you, TwoSparkles for telling us your story. And thank you, greenbriar for what |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 06:10 PM Response to Original message |
17. You needed to report it |
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greenbriar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 06:36 PM Response to Reply #17 |
32. I know I can't bring her home, but I so want to |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 07:42 PM Response to Reply #17 |
69. The father asking the girl to keep his secret... |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 10:03 PM Response to Reply #69 |
94. Exactly |
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ThomWV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 06:11 PM Response to Original message |
18. Let me tell you about a jury I sat on |
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childslibrarian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 06:12 PM Response to Original message |
19. I was a social worker for 16 years |
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Hepburn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-09-09 10:17 AM Response to Reply #19 |
147. I was a Continuation HS teacher for 4 years and am now a retired lawyer... |
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Kittycat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 06:13 PM Response to Original message |
20. Ugh - my heart just sank. You did the right thing. |
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Fearless (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 06:15 PM Response to Original message |
21. Mandated reporting... perhaps follow up with the student's councilor |
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Fleshdancer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 06:16 PM Response to Original message |
22. I would do EXACTLY what you did |
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RiverStone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 06:19 PM Response to Original message |
24. Definitely warrants an immediate referral to the school counselor or social worker |
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aikoaiko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 06:20 PM Response to Original message |
25. What exactly did you report and to whom? |
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Submariner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 06:25 PM Response to Original message |
26. I was with a woman who was an incest victim of her father |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 06:26 PM Response to Original message |
27. Time to call police or child protective services..n/t |
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NoSheep (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 10:29 PM Response to Reply #27 |
109. Sure. because they're the experts. |
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ulysses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 06:27 PM Response to Original message |
28. you definitely did the right thing. |
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bigwillq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 06:33 PM Response to Original message |
31. I thing you did the right thing. |
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TEmperorHasNoClothes (356 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 06:37 PM Response to Original message |
33. you had to,you're a mandated reporter |
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librechik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 06:37 PM Response to Original message |
34. You had to report it--I don't blame you for worrying, though |
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rug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 06:37 PM Response to Original message |
35. Reported what? |
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Fearless (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 06:51 PM Response to Reply #35 |
41. Suspicion of mistreatment. |
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rtassi (486 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 06:40 PM Response to Original message |
36. I would be suspicious, and concerned also ... |
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wolfgangmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 08:21 PM Response to Reply #36 |
79. You are wrong. |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 09:24 PM Response to Reply #36 |
90. In most states, teachers are mandated reporters, which means |
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Hepburn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-09-09 10:19 AM Response to Reply #90 |
149. Absolutely.... |
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Realityhack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-09-09 03:19 PM Response to Reply #36 |
161. The entire point of making teachers mandated reporters is... |
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Danger Mouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 06:41 PM Response to Original message |
38. Sometimes you have to make a hard decision to their benefit. |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 06:41 PM Response to Original message |
39. While the suspicion is obvious, keep in mind that there are plenty of non-abuse possibilities. |
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anigbrowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 07:22 PM Response to Reply #39 |
51. Quite. Reporting is good, but jumping to conclusions isn't. |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 07:44 PM Response to Reply #39 |
70. You were a wreck... that is abuse... |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 10:16 PM Response to Reply #70 |
98. It's emotional abuse to ask a 13 year old to keep a secret? |
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GinaMaria (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 10:24 PM Response to Reply #98 |
105. a secret like that? yes |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 10:29 PM Response to Reply #105 |
110. The poster made no such distinction. |
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Lyric (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-09-09 08:29 AM Response to Reply #110 |
129. Yes, the poster did. |
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GinaMaria (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-09-09 09:59 AM Response to Reply #129 |
137. Thanks. I thought about |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-09-09 11:39 AM Response to Reply #129 |
152. They didn't in post #69. |
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Lyric (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-09-09 11:56 AM Response to Reply #152 |
153. What are you talking about? |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-09-09 03:12 PM Response to Reply #153 |
158. I asked someone a question. |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-09-09 11:59 AM Response to Reply #98 |
154. A heavy secret like the one in question... |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-09-09 03:13 PM Response to Reply #154 |
159. What about the secret in the OP? |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-09-09 03:55 PM Response to Reply #159 |
165. Any parent asking a child to keep a secret... |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-09-09 04:18 PM Response to Reply #165 |
166. Thanks for clarifying. |
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coffeenap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 06:43 PM Response to Original message |
40. My 14 year and 19 year old agree that you did the right |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 06:51 PM Response to Original message |
42. I would have been suspicious as well |
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rvablue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 07:11 PM Response to Original message |
44. You were obviously a brave, courageous and thoughtful person BEFORE you did this |
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Sebastian Doyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 07:13 PM Response to Original message |
45. I would have made two phone calls |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 07:17 PM Response to Reply #45 |
46. Wee Bit Assumptive There. |
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Sebastian Doyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 07:25 PM Response to Reply #46 |
53. Well, if the guy wanted to divorce his wife, but didn't tell her, and put the burden on his kid |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 07:27 PM Response to Reply #53 |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 07:35 PM Response to Reply #57 |
66. Oh stop with the projections... eom |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 07:34 PM Response to Reply #53 |
64. Again with the assumptions. |
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Cronus Protagonist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 08:58 PM Response to Reply #53 |
86. My mum did that - told me months before leaving that she was leaving |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 07:26 PM Response to Reply #46 |
55. It truly doesn't matter. Teachers are mandatory reporters in most states. |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 07:28 PM Response to Reply #55 |
58. I'm Aware. I Also Totally Agreed With The Action. |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 07:36 PM Response to Reply #58 |
67. Probably. LOL. |
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aikoaiko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 08:56 PM Response to Reply #55 |
85. I would imagine the "extent of knowledge" required is a nebulous criterion |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-09-09 12:20 PM Response to Reply #85 |
157. As a mandatory reporter, if a teacher is under the impression |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 07:34 PM Response to Reply #46 |
65. That's fucked up and abusive in itself... |
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TheWraith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-09-09 02:52 AM Response to Reply #46 |
125. Or she could have found out that her dad is having an affair, or the girl is trying to come out |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 10:17 PM Response to Reply #45 |
100. Why not just go find dad and lynch him there Alberto? |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 07:18 PM Response to Original message |
47. i would do the same. |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 07:20 PM Response to Original message |
48. Been there, done that. You did the right thing. |
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lightningandsnow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 07:21 PM Response to Original message |
49. You did the right thing. |
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Sparkly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 07:24 PM Response to Original message |
52. Sounds like you did what you are required to do. |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 07:26 PM Response to Original message |
54. You did right. |
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emilyg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 07:29 PM Response to Reply #54 |
59. Absolutely. |
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Are_grits_groceries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 07:33 PM Response to Original message |
61. I taught school and I had to report a couple of suspicious things. |
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northernlights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 07:33 PM Response to Original message |
62. no question you did the right thing |
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katmandu2007 (12 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 07:34 PM Response to Original message |
63. Thank you for doing that! |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 07:39 PM Response to Original message |
68. Any secret a father wants a kid to keep from their mother... |
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glitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 09:20 PM Response to Reply #68 |
89. Good answer. nt |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 07:56 PM Response to Original message |
72. Thank you for reporting it |
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barbtries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 07:58 PM Response to Original message |
73. my first suspicion |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 07:58 PM Response to Original message |
74. Mandatory reporting means you did the right thing, passed it to the right people. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-09-09 10:43 AM Response to Reply #74 |
151. DING! |
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DemReadingDU (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 08:08 PM Response to Original message |
75. What happens after this is reported? |
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greenbriar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 08:18 PM Response to Reply #75 |
77. I really don't know |
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DemReadingDU (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 08:28 PM Response to Reply #77 |
81. You did the right thing |
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TheWraith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 08:14 PM Response to Original message |
76. You did the right thing, but I caution that it may not be as bad as you're thinking. |
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1monster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 08:20 PM Response to Original message |
78. Thirteen is a very dangerous time for girls. You did the only thing you could do. |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 08:43 PM Response to Original message |
82. A similar situation happened to me when I was a library |
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Synicus Maximus (828 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 08:53 PM Response to Original message |
83. You did the right thing unless |
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mrreowwr_kittty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 10:17 PM Response to Reply #83 |
99. I disagree. |
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HamdenRice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-09-09 09:13 AM Response to Reply #99 |
132. No it won't. See posts 126-131 downthread. nt |
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Cronus Protagonist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 08:53 PM Response to Original message |
84. Her dad has cancer? |
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mrreowwr_kittty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 10:18 PM Response to Reply #84 |
102. If that's the case it will work out for the best. |
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Pithlet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 09:24 PM Response to Original message |
91. You did the right thing. |
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gate of the sun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 09:25 PM Response to Original message |
92. someone very close to me reported sexual abuse |
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mrreowwr_kittty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 10:23 PM Response to Reply #92 |
104. That's so sad. |
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AwakeAtLast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 09:58 PM Response to Original message |
93. You did the right thing and also did what is required by law |
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CraftyGal (602 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 10:06 PM Response to Original message |
95. You did the right thing. |
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GinaMaria (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 10:11 PM Response to Original message |
96. That's enough suspicion to report it |
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mrreowwr_kittty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 10:15 PM Response to Original message |
97. I don't care WHAT it is, I'm glad you reported it. |
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arthritisR_US (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 10:18 PM Response to Original message |
101. You did the right thing in fact you had a moral resposibility to do what you did! n/t |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 10:21 PM Response to Original message |
103. "What comes to your mind???" |
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Jennicut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 10:29 PM Response to Reply #103 |
108. Those came to my mind as well. Better to be safe for this child. |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 10:30 PM Response to Reply #108 |
111. I most likely would have reported it as well. |
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NoSheep (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 10:28 PM Response to Original message |
107. I'd be very careful not to put ideas in her head. Let her tell her own story. |
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varkam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 10:33 PM Response to Original message |
112. It could be any number of things, but IMO you did the right thing. |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 10:50 PM Response to Original message |
114. Hand it over to the experts. Nobody should have to deal with such a situation without |
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Festivito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 10:57 PM Response to Original message |
115. Could be that she caught her dad with another woman, or a man. |
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Motown_Johnny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-09-09 12:01 AM Response to Original message |
118. you did the right thing. |
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1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-09-09 02:06 AM Response to Original message |
124. blerg. you just hit the jackpot, greenbriar... |
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HamdenRice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-09-09 07:55 AM Response to Original message |
126. I think you jumped to conclusions. I can think of two real life "secret" situations |
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ThomWV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-09-09 08:17 AM Response to Reply #126 |
127. Thanks to the referral a professional will now be able to find out if this is it - or not. |
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HamdenRice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-09-09 09:05 AM Response to Reply #127 |
131. If the father is innocent, the family is now out of pocket at least $3,000 |
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ThomWV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 11:45 AM Response to Reply #131 |
174. Point taken. |
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Realityhack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-09-09 03:30 PM Response to Reply #126 |
162. Not the OP's call to make. |
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HamdenRice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-09-09 07:11 PM Response to Reply #162 |
169. She has to report if she thinks there's abuse |
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Realityhack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 11:39 AM Response to Reply #169 |
173. This is practically a textbook case of what should be reported. |
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Vinca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-09-09 08:20 AM Response to Original message |
128. You absolutely made the right call. |
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LaydeeBug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-09-09 08:52 AM Response to Original message |
130. contact the mother too. nt |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-09-09 09:14 AM Response to Original message |
133. Thank you! |
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shadowknows69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-09-09 09:19 AM Response to Original message |
134. I think you definitely did the right thing greenbriar |
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Mother Of Four (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-09-09 10:18 AM Response to Original message |
148. One thing after reading this thread pops out at me- |
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Soylent Brice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-09-09 10:36 AM Response to Original message |
150. most definitely did the right thing. |
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LoZoccolo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-09-09 12:17 PM Response to Original message |
156. It sounds like she wanted to if she told you that much. Is the reporting process safe for her? |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-09-09 03:15 PM Response to Original message |
160. Thanks for being there. You did the right thing. |
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WI_DEM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-09-09 03:32 PM Response to Original message |
163. by telling you, at least subconsciously the child was hoping you would do something. |
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LiberalEsto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-09-09 04:58 PM Response to Original message |
167. I used to work for a child assault prevention program |
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LiberalHeart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-09-09 05:13 PM Response to Original message |
168. Or...maybe dad has a girlfriend and he told his kid. |
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lib2DaBone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-09-09 09:13 PM Response to Original message |
171. Bring her home.. but hide your jewlery...... |
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