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Reply to "How can we screen for relational trauma in health care and school settings?"

Maybe this  won’t answer your question (perhaps, even confound it) but... for kids abused within the school system itself, how well do we actually police that system? I ask because I’ve become privy to a situation of staff misconduct and cover-up of sexual behavior and drugs.

1-Are ALL school employees REQUIRED to take ANNUAL training in both recognizing **and reporting** abuse? So EVERYONE is literally on the same page and knows what to look fir, what to do? ANNUALLY? 

2- Does the school district have a transparent method for “handing off” reports that implicate their own staff?  Or do they tie local law enforcement up in their policies? 

3- What can happen to school staff who fail to report suspected abuse by staff member?

The child abuse reporting should be thorough... the end goal MUST be to reduce bullying/inappropriate behaviors/abuse by adults on kids. And it must not stop  there. School districts need anti-bullying policies that set “civility” or “respect” as the ‘bottom line’, and have clear procedures on how to address any/all behavior that is not civil or respectful.

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