Mandate Reporting

WHAT IS A MANDATED REPORTER?
• A MANDATED REPORTER IS A PERSON WHO,

IS LEGALLY REQUIRED TO REPORT ANY
SUSPICION OF CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT
TO THE RELEVANT AUTHORITIES
• CALIFORNIA CHILD ABUSE MANDATED
REPORTER TRAINING:
HTTPS://MANDATEDREPORTERCA.COM/
WHO ARE MANDATED REPORTERS?
• ANYONE WHO WORKS CLOSELY WITH A VULNERABLE
POPULAION , SUCH AS CHILDREN OR ELDERLY
• A LISTOF “MANDTATED REPORTERS” OF CHILD ABUSE OR

NEGLECT IS FOUND IN California Penal Code Section
Section 11165.7.
• ALL PERSONS HIRED INTO POSITIONS ARE REQUIRED,

UPON EMPLOYMENT, TO BE PROVIDED WITH A STATEMENT
INFOMING THEM THAT THEY ARE MANDATAED REPORTERS
AND THEIR OBLIGATIONS TO REPORT SUSPECTED ABUSE
AND NEGLECT UNDER California Penal Code Section
11166.5
RESPONSIBILITIES OF
MANDATED REPORTS
• MANDATED REPORTERS ARE REQUIRED, BY LAW, TO REPORT
ALL KNOWN OR SUSPECTED CASES OF CHILD ABUSE OR
NEGLECT
• IF CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT IS REASONABLY SUSPECTED
OR IF A PUPIL SHARES INFORMATION WITH A MANDATED
REPORTER LEADING HIM/HER TO BELIEVE ABUSE OR
NEGLECT HAS TAKEN PLACE, THE REPORT MUST BE MADE.
• MANDATED REPORTERS MAY COLLECT INFORMATION IN
SUPPORT OF THEIR REPORT, SUCH AS PHOTOGRAPHS OR X-
RAYS OF ANY INJURIES BUT DO NOT NEED TO DETERMINE
WHETHER THE ALLEGATIONS ARE VALID
ABUSE AND NEGLECT
• PHYSICAL INJURY INFLICTED ON A CHILD BY ANOTHER PERSON
OTHER THAN BY ACCIDENTAL MEANS
• THE SEXUAL ABUSE, ASSAULT, OR EXPLOITATION OF A CHILD.
• NEGLIGENT TREATMENT OR MALTREATMENT OF A CHILD BY A
PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CHILD’S WELFARE UNDER
CIRCUMSTANCES INDICATING HARM OR THREATENED HARM TO
THE CHILD’S HEALTH OR WELFARE.
• THE WILLFUL HARMING OR ENDANGERMENT OF THE PERSON OR
HEALTH OF A CHILD, ANY CRUEL OR INHUMANE CORPORAL
PUNISHMENT OR ANY INJURY RESULTING IN A TRAUMATIC
CONDITION.
SIGNS OF EMOTIONAL ABUSE
• EXCESSIVELY WITHDRAWN, FEARFUL, OR ANXIOUS
ABOUT DOING SOMETHING WRONG.
• SHOWS EXTREMES IN BEHAVIOR (EXTREMELY
COMPLIANT OR EXTREMELY DEMANDING; EXTREMELY
PASSIVE OR EXTREMELY AGGRESSIVE).
• DOESN’T SEEM TO BE ATTACHED TO THE PARENT OR
CAREGIVER.
• ACTS EITHER INAPPROPRIATELY ADULT-LIKE (TAKING
CARE OF OTHER CHILDREN) OR INAPPROPRIATELY
INFANTILE (ROCKING, THUMB-SUCKING, THROWING
TANTRUMS).
SIGNS OF PHYSICAL ABUSE
• FREQUENT INJURIES OR UNEXPLAINED BRUISES, WELTS, OR
CUTS.
• IS ALWAYS WATCHFUL AND “ON ALERT” AS IF WAITING FOR
SOMETHING BAD TO HAPPEN.
• INJURIES APPEAR TO HAVE A PATTERN SUCH AS MARKS
FROM A HAND OR BELT.
• SHIES AWAY FROM TOUCH, FLINCHES AT SUDDEN
MOVEMENTS, OR SEEMS AFRAID TO GO HOME.
• WEARS INAPPROPRIATE CLOTHING TO COVER UP INJURIES,
SUCH AS LONG-SLEEVED SHIRTS ON HOT DAYS.
SIGNS OF NEGLECT
• CLOTHES ARE ILL-FITTING, FILTHY, OR INAPPROPRIATE
FOR THE WEATHER.
• HYGIENE IS CONSISTENTLY BAD (UNBATHED, MATTED
AND UNWASHED HAIR, NOTICEABLE BODY ODOR).
• UNTREATED ILLNESSES AND PHYSICAL INJURIES.
• IS FREQUENTLY UNSUPERVISED OR LEFT ALONE OR
ALLOWED TO PLAY IN UNSAFE SITUATIONS AND
ENVIRONMENTS.
• IS FREQUENTLY LATE OR MISSING FROM SCHOOL.
SIGNS OF SEXUAL ABUSE
• TROUBLE WALKING OR SITTING.
• DISPLAYS KNOWLEDGE OR INTEREST IN SEXUAL ACTS
INAPPROPRIATE TO HIS OR HER AGE, OR EVEN SEDUCTIVE
BEHAVIOR.
• MAKES STRONG EFFORTS TO AVOID A SPECIFIC PERSON,
WITHOUT AN OBVIOUS REASON.
• DOESN’T WANT TO CHANGE CLOTHES IN FRONT OF OTHERS OR
PARTICIPATE IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES.
• RUNS AWAY FROM HOME.
• A SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE (STD) OR PREGNANCY,
ESPECIALLY UNDER THE AGE OF FOURTEEN.
WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU SUSPECT ABUSE
• A REPORT SHOULD BE FILED WITH QUALIFIED AND
EXPERIENCED AGENCIES THAT WILL INVESTIGATE THE
SITUATION.
• TO MAKE A REPORT, AN EMPLOYEE MUST CONTACT AN
APPROPRIATE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OR COUNTY
CHILD WELFARE AGENCY
WHO TO CONTACT
• CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES.
• A POLICE OR SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT (NOT
INCLUDING A SCHOOL DISTRICT POLICE
DEPARTMENT OR SCHOOL SECURITY
DEPARTMENT).
• A COUNTY PROBATION DEPARTMENT, IF
DESIGNATED BY THE COUNTY TO RECEIVE
CHILD ABUSE REPORTS.
HOW TO REPORT
• THE REPORT SHOULD BE MADE IMMEDIATELY OVER THE TELEPHONE AND
SHOULD BE FOLLOWED UP IN WRITING.
• LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES HAVE SPECIAL FORMS FOR YOU TO
COMPLETE.
• IF A REPORT CANNOT BE MADE IMMEDIATELY OVER THE TELEPHONE, AN
INITIAL REPORT MAY BE MADE VIA E-MAIL OR FAX.
• REPORTS MAY ALSO BE FILED AT THE SAME TIME WITH YOUR SCHOOL
DISTRICT OR COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION.
KEEP IN MIND…
• SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND COES, DO NOT INVESTIGATE CHILD ABUSE
ALLEGATIONS, NOR DO THEY ATTEMPT TO CONTACT THE PERSON
SUSPECTED OF CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT.
• LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES ARE REQUIRED TO INVESTIGATE
ALL REPORTS. CASES MAY ALSO BE INVESTIGATED BY CHILD WELFARE
SERVICES WHEN ALLEGATIONS INVOLVE ABUSE OR NEGLECT WITHIN
FAMILIES.
• REPORTS OF SUSPECTED CHILD ABUSE ARE CONFIDENTIAL.
MANDATED REPORTERS HAVE IMMUNITY FROM STATE CRIMINAL OR
CIVIL LIABILITY FOR REPORTING AS REQUIRED.
• FAILURE TO MAKE A REQUIRED REPORT IS GUILTY OF A
MISDEMEANOR PUNISHABLE BY UP TO SIX MONTHS IN JAIL AND/OR
UP TO A $1,000 FINE (CALIFORNIA PENAL CODE SECTION 11166[C]).
FINAL THOUGHTS…

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WHAT IS A MANDATED REPORTER?

• A MANDATED REPORTER IS A PERSON WHO,

• A LISTOF “MANDTATED REPORTERS” OF CHILD ABUSE OR

• ALL PERSONS HIRED INTO POSITIONS ARE REQUIRED,

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