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A Critical Lesson in Mandated Reporting
A few weeks ago, a judge in Braxton, WV, sentenced Robin James for failing to act on a child’s disclosure. James received the maximum sentence of 4 to 40 years in prison for child neglect after admitting she made “no moves to protect” a minor in her care because she didn’t believe the child’s repeated…
Three Lessons From a Current Scandal
The police investigation into staff at the Rainbow House in Clayton, County, Georgia, offers three important lessons for youth organizations. Police have charged an employee, the son of the director, with sexual abuse of a 15-year-old client at the center. According to police reporter, that employee has confessed to sexual contact with the client. Police…
Mandated Reporting Protocol
I have received several questions lately from youth organization about what sort of procedure they should have in place for mandated reporting. Each situation is unique, but there are several principles that you can follow. As a starting point, I like Georgia’s mandated reporting law, which says that a report to a supervisor will satisfy…
Mandated Reporting: Another Example of What Not To Do
USA Swimming is caught up on the same allegations that roiled USA Gymnastics. An explosive newspaper report and lawsuit allege that USA Swimming covered for pedophile coaches. The group blamed the problems on the prior administration, but like clockwork, the lawsuit recently added USA Swimming as a defendant. According to the lawyers’ press release about…
Mandated Reporting and the Immunity Myth
The most recent APSAC Advisor has an excellent article about an important issue — the myth that mandated reporters are immune from liability for reporting their suspicions of child abuse. Every training I have ever attended has reassured mandated reporters that they will face no repercussions from making a report. That information is flat-out wrong…
