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[quote=Anonymous]PP School Counselor:  Yes, I have my own children, and I also work in a low socio-economic school. That’s just me, we also have a social worker and other counselors who make reports as well.  Some years have more than others (especially the 1-2 years after Covid).  Also depends on the caseload that year and what grade I have.

Before any report is made, it goes through a school administrator and social worker so we can collaborate and make sure the concern meets the criteria for reporting.

If a call is screened out, at least I know it has been logged. If a concern arises in the future, even after the child leaves my school, there is already a record that may make a later report more likely to be taken. Sometimes the calls I feel are more questionable but still reportable end up being the ones taken most seriously.  I'm in middle school so I think more calls are picked up in elementary.  Or I have students that were removed in elementary but are back with their parents by the time they make it to middle.

It’s not my job to determine whether abuse is happening, that is CPS’s job. My responsibility as a mandated reporter is to take claims of abuse seriously and report them to the appropriate authorities.

In my 20 years in this role, only once has a child actually been removed from a family. Most of the time, a social worker checks in with the family for a set period of time, and parenting support is offered or required.[/quote]

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