Child Abuse
Reporting Requirements
According to Idaho Code 16-1619 any person, including school personnel, having reason to believe that a child under the age of eighteen (18) years has been abused, abandoned or neglected or who observes the child being subjected to conditions or circumstances which would reasonably result in abuse, abandonment or neglect shall report or cause to be reported within twenty-four (24) hours such conditions or circumstances to the proper law enforcement agency or to the Department of Health and Welfare.
Definitions of “abused, “abandoned” and “neglected is found in Idaho Code 16-1602.
Resources:
- Reporting Child Abuse courtesy of Joint School District No. 2
- Child Protection Phone numbers for State of Idaho
- Idaho Legislature Website, State Statute , Chapter 16, Child Protective Act, 16-1605 Reporting Abuse, Abandonment or neglect.
- Idaho Legislature Website, State Statute, Chapter 16, Child Protective Act, 16-1606 Immunity
- BROCHURE: Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Be the Parent Your Child Needs (Defines What Neglect Means)
- BROCHURE: Care Enough to Call
- Joint School District No. 2 (Meridian) Policy 403.72 Child Abuse/Neglect
Sharing Among Professionals
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