Coaches in NY schools now mandated reporters of child abuse [Syracuse.com]

Samantha Sangenito 8/7/144:00 AM

School coaches will be added to the list of jobs required to report suspected child abuse to authorities, according to legislation signed today by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Previously, state law was unclear on whether coaches were mandated to report suspected abuse. Now the law clarifies that coaches who are paid employees of a school district have a duty to report suspected abuse, according to a news release from the governor's office.

The law requires coaches with temporary licenses or professional coaching certificates to complete two hours of training on child abuse.

[For more of this story, written by Terri Weaver, go to http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2014/08/coaches_in_ny_schools_now_required_to_report_child_abuse.html]

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