Walk It Through: The Report
The listed reporters report immediately to centralized intake, and in writing within 72 hours.
A member of the clergy has reasonable cause to suspect child abuse.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
A member of the clergy and a child care provider. What counts as abuse or neglect, 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.