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Committee reviews DCF mandatory-reporting policy; tables revisions for further legal and structural edits
Summary
The Danbury School District Policy Committee reviewed a draft policy on mandatory reporting of suspected child abuse, neglect and sexual assault at its Oct. 20 meeting and asked staff to reorganize wording and draft accompanying regulations.
The Danbury School District Policy Committee reviewed a draft policy on reporting suspected child abuse, neglect and sexual assault (the draft references DCF mandatory reporter requirements) at its Oct. 20 meeting.
Kelly, the staff presenter, summarized the policy's core purpose: to remind school employees that any staff member who suspects abuse or neglect is a mandatory reporter and must report to the Department of Children and Families (DCF). She said the state requires initial DCF mandatory-reporter training upon hiring and…
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