406.6 Reporting Child and Dependent Adult Abuse

Code No. 406.6

REPORTING CHILD AND DEPENDENT ADULT ABUSE

To provide protection to victims of child and dependent adult abuse, incidents of alleged abuse should be reported to the Iowa Department of Human Services.  All employees are encouraged, and licensed employees are required, to report within 24 hours to the Iowa Department of Human Services when there is reason to believe that a student under the age of 18 has been abused or neglected as defined by law by a person responsible for the student's care. The verbal report must be followed with a written report using the appropriate forms.  The District shall arrange for licensed employees to complete training relating to the identification and reporting of abuse within six months of initial employment and thereafter at least every five years.  Employees shall be given a statement of the abuse reporting requirements within one month of initial employment.

Reports of child abuse remain confidential, as required by law. 

It is also the policy of the District that all employees are required to report to the level one investigator any suspected cases of physical or sexual abuse of students by District personnel pursuant to the District's policy contained in Series 500 of Board policies.

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DECORAH COMMUNITY SCHOOL BOARD OF DIRECTORS