A 4-year-old can run errands alone and not just on reality TV

Re:A 4-year-old can run errands alone and not just on realit... by robonerd on Wednesday April 20, 2022 @03:20PM (#31101643)

School teachers are 'mandatory reporters', they are required by law to report any evidence of abuse or neglect. Teachers in her district were all told that a child walking to school by themself was evidence of neglect.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandatory_reporting_in_the_Uni...

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Re:A 4-year-old can run errands alone and not just on realit... by rsync on Wednesday April 20, 2022 @03:45PM (#31101949)

Thanks - appreciated.

However, if I understand correctly, the law is the mandatory reporting of abuse or neglect ... but the directive she received, that " ... a child walking to school by themself was evidence of neglect ..." is not a law.

What school district is this, by the way ? What ages are we talking about ?

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