Making a mandatory report can be stressful, but it’s important. Mandatory reporting can be defined as “anyone required by law to report actual or suspected abuse and/or neglect.” It’s most often ...

The article stresses that universal mandatory reporting laws require all adults to report suspected child abuse, but many states lack proper training. Without clear guidance and education, these laws ...

Joe Cheray, an abuse survivor, testified Monday in favor of a bill that would make clergy mandated reporters when they suspect a child is being abused. (Kansas Reflector screen capture from the House ...

Washington lawmakers are once again tackling the sensitive issue of mandatory reporting of child abuse and neglect by clergy members. This isn’t the first time state lawmakers have attempted to pass ...

Title IX protects against discrimination on the basis of sex. It is a part of the Education Amendments of 1972 and is enforced by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights. Purdue has ...

Mandatory reporting by clergy of child abuse has been an issue that has separated state lawmakers beyond their traditional party lines for years. This year’s version, Senate Bill 5375, passed the ...

KSHB 41 reporter Rachel Henderson covers neighborhoods in Wyandotte and Leavenworth counties. Share your story idea with Rachel. KSHB 41 spoke to experts about the importance of mandated reporters ...

The Office of the Vice President for Ethics and Compliance is reminding individuals who have been designated as Title IX mandatory reporters that they must complete annual training through WebCert.

Pennsylvania law requires school employees to report suspected child abuse, but criminal charges for failing to do so are rare. Since 2010, only 14 Pennsylvania educators have lost their certification ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Authority figures who fail to report allegations of crimes against children would have a lot more time to be brought up on charges if a new Florida bill becomes law. The bill ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (KWCH) - A bill that would make clergy mandatory reporters of child abuse is struggling to pass in the Kansas House for the fourth consecutive year, with advocates and religious leaders ...