Mandated Reporting

All faculty at SHS have a duty to help protect our students from abuse and neglect. Act 60 of 2015 provided that any mandated reporter, which includes all school employees, who reasonably suspects abuse or neglect of a child shall report those concerns to the proper authorities (most commonly the Department of Children and Families and, if some cases, local law enforcement) within 24 hours of the time the information regarding the suspected abuse or neglect was first received or observed. Our school counselors, social worker and nurses often work to support other school staff in this process, as well as supporting the involved student and family if appropriate. Additionally, all SHS staff are required to report potential violations of our school’s Policy on the Prevention of Harassment, Hazing, and Bullying to a designated employee or the school administration.