Bill Expands Mandatory Reporters in Child Abuse Cases
Sen. Mike Rose's amendment, which makes sexual abuse reporting mandatory for all adults, passes the Senate and moves on to the House.
The House will review a bill soon that seeks to expand those required to report suspected child physical or sexual abuse. But while it requires a person over the age of 18 year old to report abuse, it only assigns misdemeanors for failing to report to professionals outlined in the original bill and those with direct contact with children, which has been expanded to include camp counselors and firefighters. Sen. Mike Rose, R-Summerville, penned the amendment. On Rose's Facebook page Thursday, he made a post about the amendment passing in the Senate. "Glad to see this passed!" he wrote. The amendment will make it so that "all persons whose duties require direct contact or supervision of children" and "a person, other than a minor" must …
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Laura
5:34 pm on Tuesday, April 24, 2012
I think all persons over the age of 18 have a responsibility to take action and report any suspected abuse of any minor child. They cannot take care of themselves and if the parents aren't then we the people in the community, school, daycare, etc. have to step in for the child. Do not turn your head and not say anything. Because if you do, you then become the abuser. more ›