June 19, 2007
Status:
Open Agenda
Approve the proposed revision to Policy 5.3: Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse and/or Child Neglect at this first reading. This revision will bring Policy 5.3 in compliance with changes to F.S. 39 which were effective July 1, 2006. While schools have been provided with this information through prior guidelines for implementation in 2006-07, the changes provide clear direction to all School Board employees concerning mandatory reporting and possible criminal liability for failure to comply. Once approved by the School Board, a memo will again be sent to all schools stressing the mandatory reporting of all incidents.
The policy was reviewed for compliance by the School Board attorney’s office and was presented at Policy Review on March 21, 2007. The current revision reflects the results of those reviews.
There is no cost impact to the School District.
Requested Action
Approve the proposed revision to Policy 5.3: Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse and/or Child Neglect at this first reading.
Summary
This revision will bring Policy 5.3 in compliance with changes to F.S. 39 which were effective July 1, 2006. While schools have been provided with this information through prior guidelines for implementation in 2006-07, the changes provide clear direction to all School Board employees concerning mandatory reporting and possible criminal liability for failure to comply. Once approved by the School Board, a memo will again be sent to all schools stressing the mandatory reporting of all incidents.
The policy was reviewed for compliance by the School Board attorney’s office and was presented at Policy Review on March 21, 2007. The current revision reflects the results of those reviews.
School Board Goals
| Goal 3 - All operations of the school system will demonstrate best practices while supporting student achievement. | ||
| Goal 1 - All students will achieve at their highest potential |
Financial Impact
There is no cost impact to the School District.
Source of Additional Information
Leah Kelly 754 321 2560 Laurel Thompson 754 321 2490
Associated File Attachments
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Policy 5.3 (Files) | |
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Chart of Changes (Files) | |
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Memo (Files) | |
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ExecutedARF (Files) |