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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If your child tells a mandatory reporter that you hit him, then the mandatory reporter is required to report it.

•	child tells you that they have been hit but you seen no marks that were left:  Mandated reporters do not have the role of determining whether suspected abuse is founded or not, that is the job of CPS.  It’s best to take the child’s words as true and report the disclosure unless you have concrete evidence that they are fabricated.

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Oh that's good. Waste CPS's time investigating a spanking, or some kids walking to the park by themselves, when there are truly horrible neglect and child abuses cases out there that desperately need CPS's time and attention.[/quote]

Not the point. Mandated reporters are required to report - they are are not required to prove that there is abuse happening first. CPS will decide whether to investigate or not. A call from a mandated reporter does not automatically mean CPS will investigate.

I've called for a student saying his father hit him across the face multiple times, another had a black eye and said her mom punched her in the face, etc. It is not my job to investigate and prove whether or not there is actual abuse going on, just to call CPS and then they decide if they need to investigate or not. Out of all the times I've called CPS investigated three times (out of about 6 calls). [/quote]

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