Sep 18, 2024 Another Instance of Predatory Grooming By Debbie Ausburn A story from Nashville illustrates why youth organizations need to have rules against private communications between adults and students....
Aug 26, 2024 Mandated Reporters and Disclosures of Historic Abuse By Debbie Ausburn A story from California illustrates a couple of important principles that youth organizations should follow when dealing with disclosures...
Jul 29, 2024 Louisiana Mandated Reporters: Do Not Report to Supervisors First By Debbie Ausburn The Louisiana Attorney General recently issued an opinion that school rules requiring mandated reporters to come to supervisors first...
Jul 15, 2024 A Rare Dismissal for a Mandated Reporter By Debbie Ausburn A prosecutor in Pennsylvania has made a rare turnabout in a mandated reporter case and dismissed charges against a Mormon clergy member....
May 25, 2024 One of the First Mandated Reporter States Reconsiders By Debbie Ausburn Colorado was a early adopter of mandated reporter laws, and is now joining the push to reconsider those same laws. The head of the task...
May 22, 2024 Study: Pandemic School Closings Did Not Affect Mandated Reports By Debbie Ausburn One long-running question is whether school closures caused cases of child abuse and neglect to fall through the cracks. The concern was...
Feb 26, 2024 Don't Let Your PR Get Ahead of Your Facts By Debbie Ausburn A story from Connecticut illustrates a principle we continually tell our clients – don't let the pressure of putting out a public...
Jan 22, 2024 Colorado Mandated Reporter Task Force Issues Interim Report By Debbie Ausburn Colorado in 2022 commissioned a task force to review the state’s mandated reporter law and recommend any needed changes. The task force...
Jan 08, 2024 School’s Mandated Reports Shield It From Liability By Debbie Ausburn A Pennsylvania federal district court opinion has some valuable lessons for youth-serving organizations. A teacher developed what turned...
Jan 03, 2024 Child Safety Requires More than Strict Mandated Reporter Laws By Debbie Ausburn Experts attribute a spike in child abuse cases in Pennsylvania in part to expanded mandated reporter laws without any expansion in...
Dec 06, 2023 Mandated Reporter Acquitted By Debbie Ausburn An Arkansas jury has acquitted a school employee for failure to reports his brother’s sexual abuse of various children. The brother pled...
Nov 01, 2023 If You See Sexting, You May Have to Report Sexting By Debbie Ausburn I posted earlier about laws that allow children to be prosecuted for sending nude pictures of themselves to other people. The situation...