Student Safety Resources
(pdf document: Who are mandated reporters? Why must you report? What do you have to report? When do you have to report? To Whom must you report? Immunity and Safeguards for Mandated Reporters; Liability for failure to make a required report; Responsibilities for agencies employing mandated reporters; Feedback to Mandated reporters)
(pdf document: Excellent resource for: emergency phone numbers, health services, mental health services, legal assistance and advice, choosing child care, child abuse prevention, intervention and treatment services, crisis services, parent support services, special needs, gay and lesbian services, services for multi-ethnic groups, substance abuse and treatment services, affordable housing and shelters, food assistance and more.)
What is Reasonable Suspicion?
“Reasonable suspicion” occurs when “it is objectively reasonable for a person to entertain a suspicion, based upon facts that could cause a reasonable person in a like position, drawing, when appropriate, on his or her training and experience, to support child abuse or neglect.” (Penal Code 11166(a)(a))