Walk It Through: The Report
Professionals and clergy report immediately, and maltreatment within the preceding three years counts.
A child care worker has reason to believe a child is being maltreated.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
A child care worker and a teacher. What counts as maltreatment, 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.