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Board reviews model policy update: state now directs school board members to report suspected abuse directly to police
Summary
At a first reading, district leadership alerted the board that state law now requires school board members to act as mandatory reporters to police when they receive firsthand knowledge of abuse, rather than reporting to an SRO or DCS.
During the Sept. 11 meeting the Show Low Unified School District board heard a first reading of a model policy update that, district leaders said, reflects recent changes in state law about mandatory reporting.
Doctor Farnsworth, speaking as the presenter of the policy first reading, told the board that the legislative session produced changes making school board members mandatory reporters when they come into contact with firsthand knowledge of child abuse. "The law specifically states…
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