Question

evaluation level 2 post

1. if you are a mandated reporter in a school and a child has been missing from school and the parents are not responding to the schools attempts to discuss the childs lack of attendance, what should you do?

a. make a report to the scr for educational neglect.
b. assess if other efforts can be made by the school to engage the family.
c. discuss the matter with the childs friends.
d. call the police.

Explanation:

Mandated reporters in schools have a legal duty to report suspected child neglect. Chronic unexcused absence with unresponsive parents constitutes educational neglect, which requires a report to the State Central Registry (SCR) as the primary, required action. Other options do not fulfill the mandatory reporting obligation.

Answer:

A. Make a report to the SCR for educational neglect.