2/15/19
by News Department on 02/15/19Abuse Policy...
Almost a quarter of a million students in Pennsylvania attend schools that have outdated or missing policies dealing with suspected child abuse.
The State's Auditor General is now calling those schools out to take action. Reports show that 244-thousand students in the state attend schools that lack updated policies on reporting child abuse.
Before 2014, School personnel were only required to report abuse or neglect concerns to a supervisor.
Now, the public school code requires them to first call ChildLine, the state's child abuse hotline to report any concerns.
Since 2014, about 79 percent of school districts have updated their policies to reflect this change leaving 21 percent who had not.
While the Auditor General points out that there is no evidence of any children being harmed, the lack of updated policies still need to be addressed.
