Walk It Through: The Report
A mandated reporter calls immediately and writes within 48 hours.
A school counselor, in a professional capacity, has reasonable cause to believe a student is being abused.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
One school counselor. What counts as abuse or neglect, the list of mandated reporters, the immunity a good faith report carries, and the confidentiality of the reporter are not worked through here.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.