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[Hot Topic] Child Abuse Reporting

The new required child abuse training is approximately twenty-five minutes in length. In addition to the more comprehensive training, AB1432 requires that all new employees receive the training within six weeks and all current employees receive the training annually within the first six weeks of the start of the new school year.

VIOLENCE PREVENTION

Carlos, a 7th grade student had been teased, pushed, and knocked around on the bus for the past five months by two bullies, Sean and Harrison. One day when Carlos was walking down the steps of the bus, Sean pushed him. Harrison was directly in front of Carlos, and Carlos responded to this provocation by pushing Harrison. Once all three boys were off the bus, a fight broke out between Carlos and Harrison.

Another Hispanic boy, thinking that Carlos was being beaten because he was Cuban, rushed in, and tried to break up the fight but instead ended up in the middle of it, and a larger melee erupted. Before the morning was over, six boys were suspended from school, and Carlos went to the hospital to receive stitches and to be examined for a possible concussion.

Winter Newsletter

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