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Board counsel briefs Scottsdale Unified governing board on new mandatory-reporter duties for trustees
Summary
District legal counsel told the governing board that recent changes to Arizona law list governing board members as statutory mandatory reporters and explained duties: immediate reporting to law enforcement/Department of Child Safety, SRO reports do not satisfy the duty, and possible criminal penalties for failing to report.
Scottsdale — District legal counsel provided the Scottsdale Unified School District governing board with an overview of recent changes to Arizona’s mandatory-reporting laws and explained how the changes affect governing board members.
Counsel told the board that governing board members are now listed as statutory mandatory reporters. "You have a reporting obligation as a mandatory reporter in the law," counsel said, adding that the obligation attaches when a board member forms a reasonable belief that a minor "is or has been the victim of physical injury, abuse, [a] reportable offense or neglect." Counsel explained that the duty is personal: the individual who forms the belief must report immediately and cannot discharge the…
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